76Driver,

Actually, the reason we have outsourcing is the decision in 1998 to gut ALPA's alter ego policy which created union sanctioned alter ego entities. The rest was the predictable result of the policy change.

If we ever wanted to stop outsourcing for real, that is where we would start. Of course, some of our current higher ups thought up the change. They'll retire in about 5 more years.

Genuine restoration hinges on reversing that policy change, if ALPA lasts that long. We can't do it without ALPA.