Tough to tell on an Internet forum but I take this as a genuine question, so thanks for asking.
What can anybody do? Nothing rogue or lone-wolf style. Our union has been clear that only doing things under the guidance of the MEC is advisable. So what does that leave? Call your MEC and push for a coordinated letter writing campaign. I feel a letter from each ALPA MEC (especially the heavy hitters like Delta and United) to the NMB (or POTUS?) couldn’t hurt. A letter that emphasizes that we all do the same job, fly the same airplanes, and are all part of the same union so we all deserve to be bargained with in good faith. A letter from Delta or United saying even they think it’s F9’s turn would emphasize how insane this whole negotiation has been.
And Kirby, I’m sure you read my posts
, the NMB is picking F9 as the winner right now. You want to compete with us but you can’t. Especially when F9 has such a huge labor discount. Why don’t you call your Senators, Congressmen, lobbyists, etc and get them to force the NMB to poop or get off the pot?
Moneybrains pointed out (correctly) that telling people to F— Off doesn’t help. So anything done needs to be organized and come from the top. I’m not on the F9 MEC and maybe they have a reason why this is a bad idea. But sitting idly for 3 months without a peep from the NMB is unreasonable.