For the Options guys: pre Teamsters if you upgraded, you had to start at year one captain pay. If you switched fleets, you had to go back to year one captain pay on the new fleet. That alone is reason enough to love the Teamsters. And it is something the Teamsters have done for Flexjet pilots too. Because without the Teamsters, we would have been put under that system when DAC bought us.

When red label was originally announced, ALL positions, domestic red label and International Large Cabin, were to be interview. But because we were in the middle of a union drive, management made domestic red label pseudo seniority. Through arbitration we were able to make it straight seniority.

For both groups: written, legally binding work rules. Since DAC bought us, I've been told numerous times "we need you to waive that...just this once". That is gone and is worth its weight in gold. This management team does not have your back when the feds come calling. This is not Bombardier.