Taking your list of cons

CONS:

1. Reduced flying. Already started. Income opportunities shrinking each month.
--Nothing to do with the AIP. SWAPA doesn't schedule, the company does. No matter what we agree to or what an arbitrator says, this is going to remain true.
2. Agreement to base all pilots in ATL. Uh, oh. There will only be slots for about ½.
--Nothing to do with the AIP, the company decides staffing. No matter what we agree to or what an arbitrator says, this is going to remain true.
3. Therefore (see #2) the remaining ½ become nomads chasing their seats from coast to coast.
--True, but over 60 percent already commute to ATL. It's entirely possible for many that this will improve their QOL.
4. Extension of integration from 18 months to approximately 36 months.
5. No transfer to Sw CBA until integrated (a few crews at a time.)
--I thought this was something the company offered and the ALPA MEC voted no to?
6. Oh yeah, bye-bye seniority. “No Sw pilot will be harmed.” How true.
--This was the stated goal of our negotiating commitee. I'm not sure what's wrong with it. Evidently the ALPA negotiators could have used a mission statement.

Your cheese is getting moved a lot by this purchase. I get it.

SWAPA isn't the one moving all the cheese, SWA is.

SWAPA is just trying to protect our own cheese.