How? By posting here and on facebook what it will actually take to get a yes vote from you guys. It is so much easier for the co. to monitor these boards, facebook and social media than it is for them to engage with the employees on the floor, and while in mediation it is against mediation rules and regs set forth by the mediators. The companies do read all these boards and SM. Start posting exactly what it will take. Ex: If like NYer says a bump in money and some tweaks are needed then post them. Just don't get greedy and stupid with them, be smart and be fair and the co. will listen. Maybe ask for instead of matching SWA rates, ask for SWA plus 3%, ask for matching or slightly over SWA 401K match of 9.3%, ask for say 10% for IL. These are just examples, but it's not being greedy, it's being fair, especially when you guys are the biggest airline out there making Billions upon Billions. On the flip side be willing to except some outsourcing changes that they want, not huge changes but a small increase coinciding with the increased tweaks requested by the members. I think you get it. My point is, get what it takes to get a yes vote to the company by posting reasonable request, not unattainable request. Common sense will prevail in the end for all, this way it's a win win for both sides and everyone moves on.
Final note; get the early out complete away and out of the contract vote. That should be all on it's own and who ever wants it take it, never tie it to a contract vote.