If I’m an “agitator” at all, I’m an agitator for an informed pilot group, especially a pilot group with deep knowledge of the RLA, and for this pilot group ending up with the world’s leading airline pilot contract without any asterisks, like “narrow body.”

You perceive that as “strange.” Okay.

We have the ability to set the bar for all of other airlines in the world to follow this contract cycle. Is that not something you’re interested in? The world’s best airline pilot career compensation, retirement, work rules, disability, and other benefits are all within our reach.

Not appealing to you?

It is to me.

I find it strange that you’re apparently not interested in finding out if we’re truly not going for that this contract cycle and, if not, why not? We may or may not again have a confluence of factors this favorable to laying hold of demands previous generations of airline pilots may have called “outrageous.” But we have those factors working in our favor RIGHT NOW.

But you’d rather allow the opportunity to slip away out of fear of offending SWAPA and other members like yourself who can’t seem to stand rigorous discourse and differing opinions?

Aren’t you interested in knowing if SWAPA intends to deliver the world’s best airline contract?

If that’s not their intent, wouldn’t you like the opportunity to provide them with the feedback to know that the membership wants more than what, for example, Delta and Alaska settled for so that they can adjust course before any more time goes by?