TA or no, UAL is still a higher quality career. As is DAL, AA, SWA etc…Alaska is still a very commuter unfriendly airline in more ways than I can count. Not the least of which is our mainly regional network. If you live in PDX then we are the only game in town. LAX, SFO, SEA and ANC all have better options. Nothing changed with this new TA in terms of management behavior or their willingness to violate the contract they just signed…