Originally Posted by justjack

Wiskey
Woulda, coulda, shoulda. We can second guess the "what if" all day. The fact is that we did what we did and not for greed, but because the NIC was so egregious - such a jagged pill that we could not swallow. There comes a time in a person’s life that they have to take a stand for what is right. I am senior enough that I have lost more than I can ever make up in the little time that I have left. I admit that I have struggled with the fact that my family has had to suffer even more because of my decision. I never thought that things would drag out this long but I understood, from the beginning, that this would not be resolved in a matter of months. Believe me when I say that I understand your point of view. As I said before, I was on the other side of the DOH coin when Piedmont merged with USAir. But over time I realized that, first, pilots do not manage the company. However, we sacrificed the most so that USAirways could live to see another day- and another merger. Secondly, even with all of its flaws, the present airline seniority system is the safest way to fly. However, no pilot should ever profit at the expense of another pilot. Mergers should not be looked at as a battle between pilots. I disagree vehemently with your- AWA saved US any more than US saved AWA- but either way,this was not a case of "to the victor go the spoils” and all pilots must work to change this mindset. All pilots are in this together. When damage is done to one of us, it is done to all of us. We never wanted anything that you have. We only wanted to keep what we earned. I hope that rather than beat this dead horse, yet another time, that we can try to work out way out of this mess.