While you bay be correct in some of your assumption, youth is starting to take over the ranks of LECs in ALPA. Also there are some who directly witnessed firsthand the effects of scabs as their father/mother lost their job. There are others who have had to fly with such scabs and hear their cries and wormy excuse over the years and have turned a deaf ear. I am one! I am also very vocal in our LEC/MEC to try to limit the amount of people who would do nothing but turn their back to their fellow pilot for the all mighty dollar. There are still a highly proud bunch who have had their pensions stolen, upgrades delayed, and have been told lies over and over. We are not about to legitimize someone’s poor decision to help undersell our profession over a quick upgrade. You may cast all the stones you wish but the facts remain that there are still many who try to uphold this profession and leave it better for the next generation rather than to sell out to the lowest bidder. We don’t always get it right but we try to improve time and time again.