OTZ, we may not get everything we ask for but we definitely won’t get anything if we don’t fight for it. I think the old adage that applies here is “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything”....

While I don’t agree that our Union reps are dummies and good ol’ boys, the reassuring thing is that even if they are, their singular job is to represent US and let the company know what it is WE want, not what the union leadership wants. We elect our union reps not for their critical thinking skills but for their ability to convey OUR message to the company. So as long as OUR collective IQ is high enough to know what it is we want, we’re safe from less than brilliant pilots representing us. All I ask of our union reps when it comes to contract negotiations is to act as our messenger and inform the company what it is we’re willing to work for. I don’t think that requires an above average IQ.