Lee:

I could be wrong aboutreading the mid-June from the UAL side. I read about four different releases from my council, the MEC and the boards so I may have combined them. But, I am sure I saw it in one of the UAL releases, maybe my council's email.

Important to note, the CAL MEC did not reject and while many would have expected them to bend over and kiss the UAL MEC's feet, I personally felt the response was appropriate.

If there is any one thing which caught my attention it is the fear which came out when JP mentioned getting a release. For almost all of the pilots at both airlines this is the first real hint of a serious pilot action that they would be required to put their job on the line for (those furloughed not included).

It is always easy to talk tough and rattle sabers but the first time one has to walkaway from, not get laid off, from the job that feeds their families truth rises to the surface like cream in milk. The very mentioning of a release means this kind of decision is at hand.