I think that all that is being said here is, management teams are the powers that accept or decline flying. Unions can make it easier for management teams to add or remove flying by voluntarily ratifying concessionary contracts because they fear that their jobs are at risk. I applaud Eagle's MEC for taking a stance that others have failed to take! It's nice to see that the EXCO for Local 357 has pledged solidarity with their fellow pilot brothers and sisters. We need more of this! IMHO, ALL MECs and EXCOs should embrace and support (publicly) what the Eagle MEC has done. The race to the bottom has to stop!!!