If you didn't hear it from your union reps...don't believe it. If you read it in the paper and you get yourself all spun up over it, you aren't very bright. BE PATIENT. They don't have the smoking BK gun to our head this time. If ALPA can't come up with an integration plan in time for the company, then tough. If both pilot groups don't benefit, then there isn't any real reason to support a merger. I'd rather see the negotiators take their time and get it right rather than rush to appease the companies and end up eating a sh@t sandwich. All this he said, she said is very entertaining, but you shouldn't put any credence in it and it won't make one bit of difference. If you aren't on the negotiating committee, you don't know sh@t. Just chill and trust the guys doing the work to get it right (unless they are the red book reps
). I for one would be content to continue without a merger. If only we could do that and lose Steenland.