Originally Posted by flyprdu

This is proof enough that the old union playbook needs to be thrown away. Having the old "get along to go along" philosophy has left this pilot group a day late and a dollar short for decades.

There's almost a regional airline-like mentality- where the senior Seattle lifers set the tone because the rest are moving on in a couple of years anyway. It needs to change.

Alaska is a growing airline that has ambitions to compete nationally against large competitors. Its pilots should have a contract that reflects those goals.

Have some self-respect and negotiate for it.