Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Are you talking about the APA that walked around with green SCOPE badges in the mid 90's, taking the no RJ position, only to cave after the PEB? Unlike DALPA, APA actually had a prohibition against RJ's, which they did indeed sell. Those of us who rode the 'B' scale can thank APA for that little gem too. APA was the first to take the massive pay hit, voluntarily, after 9-11. That set the stage for our first huge giveback to the company, after which they took more, then our pension. APA has been no friend to the careers of Delta Pilots.
The PEB can be read here
http://storage.googleapis.com/nmb-ks...rch%201997.pdf
The give backs started way before 9-11, it had been a constant race to the bottom post deregulation. I never understood the animosity towards each other, as every pilot group/union was in the business of making their airline the most competitive. If everyone is afraid to go out of business, while they race each other, they eventually all reach rock bottom.
So to answer the question posed above in this thread, yes scope was sold, for a promise of a better tomorrow, that never came. It got so bad, the market decided to correct the pain.