You are damn right I blame our lazy pilots who did the bare minimum these last 3 years, basically wearing a lanyard, which some complained and refused to do.

I definitely blame those who chose to sit at home during a picketing event while a small group of us marched in circles to support of NC and demand for improvements.

I for sure blame the lazy apathetic pilots who chose to not be part of the process by attending a road show in person, even if they could have, because "I know how I will vote."

I applaud and thank those who walked with me in these picketing events, going back to the 40 of us in Houston a few years ago. Those who jumpsat to picketing events out of base to support their fellow pilots, and those who attended road shows to be a part of the process and contribute.

We had guys jumpseat this week to PHL to attend a roadshow, on their day off, in order to participate in the process. Meanwhile a base of 600 gets 15 to show...sad.

A lot of you blame the "Union" for what this TA lacks, "The union screwed us" or the "union is to blame." Wake up, we are the "union." Its only as strong as its pilots. And when a huge percentage of your pilots say "Nah, thats too much effort on my part, ill peck away on a forum instead;" you end up with a tough fight ahead of you.

Thankfully we have a small group of volunteers here who have stepped up and did the heavy lifting to get this pilot group HUGE increases in this TA and have worked their butts off these last 3 years to make it happen; most recently being on the road for 2 weeks, away from their families, in order to address a group of 15 in FLL.

So I am grateful to those who did the heavy lifting, and my family is grateful. Thank you.

To those who sit and complain and did nothing these 3 years, you all know who you are, screw you...plain and simple. You have nothing to complain about and should be sending the NC members memberships to the Jelly of the Month club...it is, after all, the gift that keeps on giving.