People like xray have done exactly what management intended: they bought off on a complete distraction, internalized it and are now on board with anything the company tells them. Its very sad to watch because it indicates a complete failure of independent thought. It also reveals two things:

1) We as pilots generally do not understand our self-worth. I am not sure how this happened, since we are mostly a Type-A bunch, but sometimes our machismo turns into cowardice the minute our strength is tested. This company propaganda is no exception. Having a backbone in this industry makes a big difference. People like xray need to show some backbone.

2) We trust management over our own pilots. When did this happen and why? This divide and conquer campaign by management failed. We are stronger than ever. They campaign continues with remarks of how stupid we were to vote no and how much money we left on the table. We kept our profit sharing, our scope, and our sick leave. That's worth a heck of a lot more than 8% and they know it, hence their frustration. We cant keep buying into the messages the company puts out. It serves their purpose. They've done nothing but extract from us and given nothing in return.

The minute they tried to take their own executive bonuses out of our PS in the new PTIX formula is the minute I confirmed that these are not good people. That level of selfishness coming from $10 to $20 Million a year executives is far more unacceptable than a handful of pilots abusing sick leave. And to me that's about as apples to apples of a comparison as you can get. And to hear a yes voter justify that attempt by management is very disturbing.

Please fellow pilots wake up and see what theyre doing to us.