Originally Posted by El10

Does anyone here really believe that the company cares how high the strike vote was? Do your honestly think that they acted differently with a 99% verse if it was 95% or 90%? The simple fact is all they care about is the 3 member vote of the NMB. Until they fear they are going to lose a second vote on that board they do not care about what we say in a strike vote or poll.

Those that have read Flying the Line know that the strike vote is more for the pilots than the company. The vote is to know you and your brothers will stand together. Our vote happened in the vacuum that each pilot group expected to see there current contract filled with only improvements. The complexity of having to merge them and then improve upon them was in my opinion overlooked by most.

Also for those that praise our pioneers that held the line and walked out do not insult them. The contract before you is not perfect, but the conditions in it are not in the same league as those that caused or members to walk out. To compare what we achieved in our TA to what was being offered before a strike was called is just outrageous. If you really hold those brave pilots in high regard do not diminish what they accomplished by using them as a catapult to correct your single issues with our TA.