Originally Posted by AllisonRR

It wasn't the union because Alpa National had disagreed with the MEC from the beginning of negotiations with AAG. It was our MEC: Ray Igou(aka cujo665 mason32 and who knows who else) FO Val AA Jester, FO Kelly Frontier Paul, Sam Pool and soon to be FO Bill AA Sprague, FO Krutenant and FO John Gardner that told pilots that nobody could staff this jets anywhere.

They had no data, they used assumptions and hearsay while they had hoped for something better; however, they were wrong. The last deal was blocked by Ray Igou by telling the company what the bottom line was. I'm not advocating for concessions anywhere but pilots need to know why we are here and who put us here. Today I can certainly say that we are in way worse shape than when we were in bankruptcy. (Looking ahead to Low time lines = concessions, airplanes gone = payband gone, more concessions. PBS no or yes we will have more concessions....)

I hope new elections in Miami and New York will get rid of the guys that have mislead us down the path of self-destruction. They are Ok with burning the place down so they can say that at least they tried. We need smart level headed individuals that care about the pilot group and at the same time have everything to lose.

Ones that reach out and inform unbiasedly the pilot group they represent.