I’ve said it before, but now, in the wake of the contract survey, I gotta call out a gross generalization.... There are THREE pilot camps at Alaska now...not two....and it’s not legacy VX, and legacy AK. So get that out of your head. It’s not true, and it doesn’t help.

1. Actively engaged forward thinking Alaska pilots who are doing the heavy lifting and leaning forward.
2. Apathetic Alaska Pilots, who are distrustful of their union (which is understandable if you know the history), BUT, are winnable if the leadership continues along a path of transparency, strength and ethics.
3. “All about me” Alaska Pilots (just like any airline) who are disengaged, and totally good with the current contract.

Based on the contract survey.... that last group is only about 9-12% of the Alaska pilot group. So, please stop with the whole “you legacy Alaska Pilots” bs rhetoric. The vast majority want change.

If/when you run into someone who doesn’t.... let it go... they’re the minority, and not worth your time.