so you are one of the "lucky ones" who were left standing after they sent hundreds of pilots packing. i even picketed with you guys right up to the time you all finally gave in. i thought for sure the mesaba pilots were going to stay strong and tell management that you weren't signing that contract. your management is no different than pinnacle management. and if you have really been at mesaba for 9 years then you know that is true. mesaba is a better place to be at right now, but 3 years ago, guys from your company were killing just to come to pinnacle. it all a cycle man. you guys are getting built up right now, just like we were when they were tearing mesaba down. soon they will sell you off to the highest bidder (which could be pinnacle ) and then the cycle will repeat itself. nothing has changed, it all stays the same, just goes in cycles. i have met several people from mesaba that have nothing good to say about them either. especially this one guy 2 years ago who was being dead headed back to memphis to be furloughed. yeah, we had a nice long chat on that flight. its the same every where you go. you will find people who hate it here and who are fine here. same at mesaba, you may like it there, but there are a couple hundred guys who think that the company sold them out.