i do not like to give opinions about things that i don't know enough about. freedom is one of those things. i know the original concept, but i don't know what became of it.

i was at trans states and lived through the gojets debacle. to say that gojets has a union now and should therefore be forgiven (if that's what you're saying?), is completely ridiculous. they had a union the day they started. 4 management people from trans states were the first 4 pilots on the gojets seniority list, and they immediately sent in teamsters cards. they "had a union" from day one, at least in the sense of inevitibility. that does nothing to diminish the fact that the trans states pilots contract (remember, "legally binding contract") specifically forbade the company from populating an altar ego carrier with anyone from outside the trans states seniority list. that same contract also specified pay rates. when the company came back to the pilot group many months later with a sham proposal, with lower pay and jacked up seniority list "merging", we voted it down because they had blatantly violated the contract. the arbitration judge sided with the company. so much for "legally binding", right? who cares if the teamsters are in there now? that means nothing.