Purple-
I don't think it's as bad as that. But-
What I think is really at stake here is the nature of our relationship to management. I don't think there's ever been a more favorable bargaining environment in the history of the airline industry. Yet here we are voting to ratify management's "final offer" a full six months before we even reach our amendable date.
ALPA didn't put up much of a fight.

Management has dictated the terms of our contracts for the last 10 years.
If that's the way things are going to be then I don't know why we even need ALPA.

I think we should be a lot more aggressive. I think it would pay off.
That view has been in the minority though.
We'll see if that holds true this time.