Originally Posted by
BigGuns
2001-2005 and in bankruptcy was a very different time, than 2010 with with the power of a strike. You (& ALPA )held all the cards and signed a deal for less than bankruptcy/concession contacts. That's the bottom line!
That being said I do agree its a small part of the industry, but every part counts and until ALPA realizes that we are all doomed to be under cut.
I'd take our work rules over any other airline any day, including the "great" Delta. Once you give away scope and work rules, you never get them back. You folks gave those away years ago, and we negotiated against that. Now you have the nerve to accuse us of hindering your negotiating position! PLEASE! You have 12k pilots, we have 500. Go take your whining over to the Virgin America thread.