Want to bet a frosty sixer of coors light (that's all I can afford topped out at $36.62/hr)? We're in an election year of a liberal President who hasn't done much for labor to this point, besides not criticizing Jimmy Hoffa for being an idiot. This is the perfect opportunity for BHO to support unions without any real consequence. This isn't a major airline we're talking about here. Southwest could pick up the slack in DEN & MKE overnight. Any 3 regionals could cover our "fixed fee" flying within a month. If we were attempting to be released last year, or in a year from now, I'd be pessimistic. Fortunately, the timing couldn't be better.

We are being realistic. We're not asking for anything that most regionals don't already have. Min day, trip/duty rig, cancellation pay, better RSV rules, an FO payscale past 4 years, a vacancy section that honors seniority... All contractual sticking points that our "commuter" brethren enjoy. Sure we've proposed Jetblue or better on the 190/195, but I don't think it will be the most important issue in a TA.

Either you're flame-bating & enjoy trying to demoralize us, or you're out of touch with current regional work rules.

I personally don't expect a single F9 pilot to honor our picket line. What I do expect is support for our effort in achieving a better quality of life and realistic compensation for our First Officers. I would support any pilot group with the same goal.