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"Did you willingly quit United to go to work for Continental? "

What? Where did you get that idea?

How do I say this nicely? When I got hired by UAL in late 70s CAL was my second choice. They had a reputation on the West Coast that was above everyone. I applied and UAL called and this is where I've been since.

If I had been hired at CAL I'd been a "crawl back" who held out until the end from the strike of 83. Had I been looking for a job CAL would have been my last choice up until the Bethune era. In the past few years (prior to the merge) I have been encouraging the young pilot I know looking for a job to apply at CAL because of the age of the Seniority list and the expected airplane orders.

The only reason I would have "willingly quit" UAL would have come from crossing the 85 picket line (I didn't BTW I carried a sign until the last day). UAL, especially in the early day after the strike, was a horrible place for scabs to work. Frankly I don't know how they stayed with us.

Moving on, any more questions?

How about you, have you ever really walked a picket line at UAL (or anywhere else) or just talk tough about it?