Originally Posted by JoeMerchant

The dirty little ALPA secret is that the mainline pilot groups have actually promoted competition so as to benefit from the lowering of cost for regional feed....You see the mainline pilot groups get to bargain for more if the cost of regional feed is lowered. The USAirways MEC is on record back during the J4Js debacle as having worked with management to whipsaw the wholly owned USAirways regionals so they could take a bargaining credit for the lower costs. This came out during the RJDC testimony.

The Delta MEC has stated that lower regional feed costs allows for more mainline pay.

ALPA doesn't want you to know this...Just keep sending those checks to Herndon...