Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

I agree with you PG, and for anyone to claim that the union was to blame for where we are is just plain wrong...except one area: Scope. The "best and brightest" lawyers at ALPA were in on the writing of Scope language that they now say had huge flaws in it, and they now refuse to even attempt to defend.

If I had told you that I wanted to be our legal wording watchdog for the Scope language back then, you would have correctly stated that I didn't have the training or expertise. You would have correctly stated that you didn't want me in charge of looking out for your interests regarding scope. Yet the results couldn't be worse if I HAD done it...and I would have charged as much as our best and brightest lawyers did.

Scope is laid direrctly at the feet of ALPA. Everything else in your post I agree with.

Carl