Originally Posted by TheManager

We should expect management to point to USAirways and use them as their data point for pay comparisons. That is their job. They did the same with SWA during C2K prior to their present domestic passenger industry leading contract.

Additionally, if Judge Silver does not grant D. Parker his request, things will begin moving quickly at USAirways. Will RA still be holding them as an example if they secure a largely improved contract? Who will he turn to next to try and keep his data points as low as posssible?

Our job is to negotiate our contract and make our case for what we are worth. We as pilots can except what his says, or, we can hold up our peers in the Atlantic JV, and the other peer that is now proudly operating in Atlanta and doing it's best to let the Nation know it. We can work with management to provide a safe and great airline every day. That is pretty much where our interests diverge though. Their allegiance is to the bond and share holders as well as themselves. Ours is to provide for our families. We need to never forget that while we are negotiating. And, we are always negotiating.

Lastly, with SWA's purchase of AirTran, how does that effect your statement that USAirways is our biggest competitor on an overall passenger basis?