Seriously, though. I think the data points are pretty clear. We took a 42% pay cut, lost our pension, and had thousands of our jobs outsourced resulting in a full decade of stagnation. (Yeah, I know. You're tired of me saying that.) That represents a massive, devastating reduction in the value of our profession and our careers here at Delta. Here it is 10 years later, with our industry restructured and our company making billions, and we're still debating whether or not we should pursue restoration.

Sorry, but my "perspective" is not going to change. We should have never resigned ourselves to accepting a bankruptcy inspired lower standard for compensation for our profession. It's going to be more difficult now that we've gone down that road for almost a decade, but I still think it's worth at least trying. Assimilate that!