Tony,

I probably shouldn't stick my neck in here since I am not one of you guys, but as a former MEC member for a large PAX airline I have to congratulate you as a voice of reason. In my former environs it seemed like the more extreme the comment the less likely the individual is to be willing to do the heavy lifting of a volunteer. Few understand how big a sacrifice it is to do this work. It's great to be principled, but it is dumb to fall on the sword of principle and loose everything when by working the system you can finish with so much more. I wish you guys the best.