Once again, FAPA didn't turn down Southwest. Time ran out in negotiations.

It's interesting that those some of those pilots whose blood "boils" at the idea of concessions, feel that FAPA should have just laid down and let SWAPA staple us.

Question for frankwasright: Why the double standard?

For those who think that they can do better by just pulling a "Summer of Love" or something similar - yes, UA got industry leading pay as a result, but look at where they were 2 years later, and where they still are today. The junior captain at UA was hired in 1995. At Continental, where the pilots and the company worked much more collaboratively, they pilots generally make more (and usually a lot more), and the junior captain was hired in 2000. In the end, they'll be paid the same, but the junior United pilot will likely "lose" 5 years of seniority in their SLI.

One absolutely key point to make in this is that it's not a net-sum zero proposition like the hard-liners paint it to be (i.e. if it's good for the company, it's bad for the pilots, and vice-versa). Just because the company is willing to sign an LOA doesn't mean it's bad for us.

Take a lesson from history, and vote RPC.