I understand why they are upset about money going to buy shiny new airplanes and all that, don't get me wrong. The thing that I don't understand is how putting your face out there in the general public in a picket is going to get you any closer to the contract you guys want and deserve. John Q Public could care less about Pinnacle's contract. They just wanted to get on an airplane and get to where they were going. Their interest stops there. I understand the motive, just not the method.

If the Pinnacle pilots really feel that they are working under such bad conditions and compensation that they feel they need to take drastic measures to change it, then by all means, do it. I don't know enough about their current contract to judge either way. But I do think that they need to focus their efforts towards the people with whom they are negotiating, and leave other airlines out of it. Work slow downs, maxing out sick time, etc. are all understandable vehicles to get your point across to your management. Picketing another airline's flight is just too detached from the heart of the issue if you ask me.