If you’re familiar at all with what I’ve posted here, you’d know that I’m all in favor of the SAV, and then pushing toward a release.

Eye on the prize. Our goal is not to obtain a successful SAV and then fold, like Alaska and Delta, did without obtaining the best contract possible.

Our goal ought to be the best possible contract for the pilots of SWAPA given the leverage that’s available to us right now. The leverage that’s available to us right now could allow us to obtain the world’s best airline pilot contract, bar none.

It seems that SWAPA may be willing to stop far, far short of what we’re capable of obtaining. They’ll say or imply something like, “Best we could do. We promise.” And then, because (apparently) people like you will mindlessly reply, “SWAPA speaks for me. I’m voting yes,” we’ll all be working under something delivering far less compensation and far less quality of life for close to the next decade than we could have obtained.

The goal is to wake people like you up to what we’re capable of. What we’re capable of is not simply a successful SAV. We’re capable of much, much more.

Are you saying you’re willing to give up far short of where we could actually go? That doesn’t sound to me like that’s looking out for the best interests of the pilot group.