I've heard that too, in just about all the prior contract negotiations.

What did you think that rocking chair was for?

But back before bankruptcy, we had the "Golden Handcuffs" on us, that was the DB plan. The senior Captains were not about to risk their retirement plans by going out on strike, so they were going to show up for work, or retire early.

Now those handcuffs have been removed. We no longer have a DB plan to worry about. We all have money in our own names, just not enough to retire on, but enough to sit out a work stoppage.

Did anyone think Richard was just going to throw money at us, without a fight? Really? Seriously? After what you just saw in 2012, where they opened with zero percent raises and we had to trade profit sharing to get those two 3% raises?? Really?

As soon as I heard Mike Campbell was coming out of retirement to negotiate for the company again, I knew we were going to see more of the same.

At a time when the company is making $6-10 Billion a year, they have a lot more to fear with Labor Risk than we do.