Originally Posted by R57 relay

Let me see if I can translate some route66 for you, with out stealing his thunder.

Pilots are their own worst enemies. We tend to over estimate our career and value while underestimating and undercutting our fellow pilots. We look out after ourselves, so when we are in an association, we don't do well.

The AA pilots signed on to this MOU. They agreed to the cost neutral arbitration. Now they are shocked at Paker/Kirby/Glass? Why? They have shown over and over how they operate. Did the APA even talk to any east or west US pilots? It seemed to me that the attitude was "You guys are so screwed up, we've got this."