Funny, I'm sure the pay and working conditions has nothing to do with what was negotiated in the past by those ALPA represented carriers. It always amazes me that whenever a regional negotiates improvements that Skywest issuddenly given comparable improvements. So go ahead and slam ALPA, or any other union, but do so knowing that you are flying on their coat-tails. And again, are the Skywest pilots actively engaged with what is going on with foreign ownership? Because those "sewer dwelling" ALPA pilots, MAG pilots in particular, seem to care and are actively doing something about it on Capital Hill.