Originally Posted by skigambia

Here is my dilemma, everything the no voters have said is accurate. There are concessionary aspects to this contract, which is an incredibly tough pill to swallow. I get sick at the thought of our mainline partners awarding 20+% raises, significant profit sharing checks in addition to an already disproportionate pay scale, but this contract, if approved, would still be the leading regional contract and the envy of every other connection carrier. As much as I would have liked to see the "bar" raised, is it realistic, or even attainable to expect anything better? After all it is "Industry Leading"! Im not a young, naive pilot, nor am I a lifer, and I honestly don't believe management is playing games. I would love this moment to begin a ground swell of support to get rid of ALPA, not because our MEC's failed us (they did better than every other pilot group in the industry), but because national sold the regionals out years ago.