Originally Posted by Count Dracula

My apologies to you and others who have been here at UAL and went thru 10 years of bankruptcy at reduced wages regarding my careless post. I didn't mean to come across entitled, but I should of worded it differently. I respect the fact that you and others made major sacrifices here after 9/11 and happy that You all have paved a way to have a nice career at UAL.

My background just so you know my story. I'm not a Millennial. I grew up in a "real" non scab EAL family so I'm very familiar with the plight of this industry 1970s-80's. I was hired at UAL at age 49. It took me 25 plus years to finally land a job at a Legacy carrier. I spent 6 years at 2 different regionals in the early 90's. My first regional job was $900/mo salary. Left there after a year due to the horrible pay. The second ALPA represented regional I made no more than $30k/yr for 4 years then furloughed in 1994 due to Mesa Airlines purchase of aircraft assets. I continued paying ALPA dues as a non-active participant for the next 18 years because I believe in Union protection even though I left 121 flying for corporate to make a liveable wage as a pilot. Corporate Aviation wasn't much better and I never made much more than 80-90K and that was the last few years prior to taking this job. The benefits and retirement were non existent.
Currently, I have 2 daughters in college and paying for my 88 year old mother who has Alzheimer's in assisted living.

My intention was...I could really use the profit sharing money to help out.

Again, my apologies for my post.