BD, you can say whatever you want. It's unfortunate that you have chosen to be defeated. The most important thing you can do now is to let people know the process and the law. People need to know they have options and not just "if we don't accept this, it could be years and years before we get another AIP". There are people in the world that make real sacrifices for what they believe in. This is a first world problem and using our voices is hardly a sacrifice (neither is standing in a freezing picket line, by the way). It's not like you're standing in front of a tank in Tiananman square. So we really have no reason to think that we can't individually make a difference. The majority of people read these forums but don't post. So whatever concept you have of whether "it's working or not" is only your opinion. I guarantee you that not fighting for a better workplace is only the recipe for a track record of failure (e.g. 3 attempts to get ALPA here because most BJ pilots are too defeated to know better).

If things don't add up, it's because you're too used to being a BJ pilot. You don't live in the real world where people stand up for themselves and their profession. It's a shame that this pilot group is so defeated/conquered that these concepts are so alien to them. Why else would you guys be so opposed to demanding better pay and rates? We can wait for the language but not much will be better, unless the language outright contradicts the AIP bulletpoints. In the meantime, we are wasting more time by not demanding much, much more of B6ALPA. Can you tell me why people are making the argument that Alaska+1 is the best we'll ever get out of the RLA process? If we read the law, clearly every single decision step of the RLA gives us the option for voluntary settlement. If the national board says that an airline of our size and scope is most comparable to Alaska, why are people believing that we have to accept that? According to the law, we simply reject the board's recommendation. So you see, there are lots of false ideas floating around. They don't have to settle for the table scraps offered by BJ and B6ALPA. We own B6ALPA and they have to do what we say, or we fire them.

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