There are 2 certainties in life: 1) Death and 2) what you said. This is no pessimism. Alaskan was ALWAYS this way and will always be. Just look at the history of this pilot group and the past contracts. The company and its moles thrive on the weakness of this pilot group. This is the only pilot group that takes an a$$ pounding with a smile. I've never seen anything like it. We have more than our share of Judas Iscariots in the union aspiring to climb the management ladder at all cost.