It would be nice if the Unions would hire high power lawyers to lead the contract negotiations. I feel we are out-gunned in the negotiations when Joe-Bag-a-dougnuts pilot mec team sits across from the $500 an hour lawyers representing management. At Alaska we got screwed by these guys. I think if we had a competent and aggressive law firm working on our behalf, a lot of the wording in the contract would not have been left as was to screw us down the road and we also could have been represented to Kasher a lot better. Just look around...about every airline has Ford and Harrison on retainer to put the screws to us. Why not repay the favor?