Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Gloopy, my immediate fear, based on straight numbers and past trends, was a sale of the 100 t0 122 seat flying in an appeal to the large number of yes voting pilots who see this contract as their last bite of the apple. I think that sale is off the table, for now.

As a matter of union strategy, I'm focused on "unity." To me, a fights over a 76 seat, a 70, or a 30 seat line in the sand are all equally flawed. As a unionist, unity is more important than economics.

Taken from a "unity" perspective, all any union member can do is support our effort to unify our seniority list. Unity is the most powerful and legitimate scope argument we have. It is best to take the moral high ground on this issue and let management figure out the pragmatic solution. They buy the airplanes, we fly them.

I will admit when someone else was right and economically, it appears Bill Kessler, Lee Moak and others were correct in calling for the economic demise of the permitted aircraft types. By taking advantage of economic fortuity, we will recover flying if we hold the line. It is an excellent tactic for us in the short term.

During this momentary calm we must shift from viewing scope and our members' jobs as a matter of unity and not economics.