This statement is so misleading I just have to comment.

Earlier this year Nu posted a question: is our measurement of progress from the bar at the time of the merger or the new lower bar post-merger? I responded to that post and wondered if anyone had the actual numbers on the date of merger. Someone did.

Captains in Sept, 2008: 5353

I then took the March, 2013 category list and hand counted every single Captain position in the company. I included everyone - instructors, management, sick - because a Captain is a Captain.

March 2013: 5086

We've had 2 AEs since then:

March: +77 new Captain (non-displaced) positions
June: +54 new positions

Total June: 5217 Captains

We are still 136 positions below the time of merger. To claim 300 recent upgrades is disingenuous, at best. And therein lies the problem: DALPA and its protagonists refuse to acknowledge any problems or shortcomings. That lack of honesty and transparency is a huge catalyst for the angst in this pilot group.

And for the record, I am in my 9th year on an ALPA committee. I'm proud to say I've helped salvage more than a few careers. Consider that before blindly labeling me anti-this or pro-that. I want what's best for this group.