Although I hardly ever post on APC, I will take the time here to back Bolo. First of all, The IBT DOES NOT represent the interests of all parties in which they are providing representation. The LOA 67 law suit is the best example of this fact. This change to our CBA was in fact a necessary evil the F9 pilot group agreed to, and with an overwhelming 98% yes vote. (would have RAH liquidating Frontier if this agreement was not reached-maybe not, but I and many others strongly believe that the RAH BOD would have pulled the plug on the operation before continuing to feed an airline which lost 50 million the 2nd quarter of 2010)
The law suit filled by the IBT (in the best interest of the F9 pilot group??) was a direct attack against the Frontier pilots and the future of Frontier Airlines. In addition, the commercial agreement that most RAH bros have a problem with is nothing more then an agreement to monitor the distribution of the profit sharing agreed to under LOA 67. This is a return on our investment of pay freeze contributions. If not for the agreement under LOA 67, the other players would not have contributed to the restructuring agreement, which were the viable savings required to make Frontier a profitable operation. (GCAS, Airbus and others...)
I was a teamster for 15 years in the trucking industry, and at that time had the upmost respect for the IBT. Today I would quit my job before becoming a full member of this corrupt organization.
The question remains, what have you done for me (us) recently????