Southern,

In house only works if the company (ELT) supports it.....btw this has been tried......ELT did NOT support it. They felt kicked in the teeth.

Everyone (pilots) would prefer to settle the issues gentlemanly.....company does not want you to be a partner in the solution. Small in house union has a small Buget(all coming from YOUR personal paycheck...I.E. no seed money (loan) from our fellow airline pilots) Do you know what they will do to our small budget.......ask the AirTran guys, ask FedEx, he!! Ask the continental guys. Ask anyone of them.

But if you want an house......start the drive!