Also, do you really think ALPA wants any of their pilot group to strike? Do you know how much it would cost them to pay you while you strike, they are not going to do that, they like to keep the status quo. I was speaking to an ALPA Capt while jumpseating and this was his opinion which seems very logical.

Unfortunately, we basically have our hands tied up with this RLA and since no president is going to touch this thing, remember the misconception by the average joe, that we pilots are like uncle scrooge and have a vault full of money that we swim in each afternoon. , there is very little that can be done, I always make it a point to let the passengers that I sit next to know how much I really make.

I think the first strategy to win this is to first have the media educate the public about what management has done to us pilots and the wages/hours we work under, then this would create momentum that ALPA can use and combined with a labor friendly president, perhaps something can come from it.