Probably not any quicker. What we're trying to avoid (or at least I'm trying to avoid) is an agreement that settles for a very small pay increase and little to no improvement to scope. We took a 42% pay cut and have had little more than an inflation adjustment to our bankruptcy/emergency pay. And we continue to lose jobs to RJ's, JV's, code shares, etc.

ALPA crows all the time about how "significant" and "substantial" these gains during the merger were, because they did something "no one else has ever done." Well I'm not interested in novelties. I'm interested in results. And ALPA seems more interested in charting new waters. All the communications ALPA has sent us point to low expectations for this next contract. I have zero confidence that ALPA is going to get anything that significantly closes the gap on restoration or even SWA pay. I'm just not willing to take any more chances on them.

DPA is certainly not a sure thing. But I see ALPA as being a sure thing... a sure thing that I want no part of.