The J4J guys are about to leave which is a good thing. Will open another 70 or so captain slots. The union is the union. They make a few wins. LIke I said, some guys would complain if you hung them with a new rope. I find our pilot group to very a tightly knit one that keeps the pressure on the company better than the union does. I almost hate to say this but republicpilots.org is the best thing we've got. Makes it easier to trade trips, swap days off, grievance something, find someone to help with an issue etc.

I feel the answer is simple. RAH is top tier because they are still raising the industry standard instead of sitting at it or lowering it. Our contract is old and didn't include 170's. The new one should and I think we'll be happy with it.