I think that what some also fail to look at is “culture”..
United’s Culture has always been very different than Americans and Deltas. Not saying one is right and the other is wrong- just different.
United’s pilot group and been kicked to, and while on the ground, from 2001 till the merger. Continental had a pilot group that was dictated by SCABs and pilots who on one day “worked” for the union/pilot group and then went over to management after the contract was signed and still wet!

It can be argued that between 2012-2013 things weren’t great but (in my opinion) under Oscar, a shift had changed and we started to trend up! Unfortunately after 2018 that trend started to level off and has since started downwards again.

If this guy left at the 4 yr mark, I wish him well. Maybe he did some soul searching and realized that being hired in 2019 hasn’t turned out to be what he expected. Maybe he talked with his squadron buds (every Guard/Reserve Unit has numerous airline pilots) and decided its now or never.
After yesterdays union email, I expect a nightmare this summer both operationally and from the union.

I’ve always preached -
Fly Safe
Fly Professionally &
Fly the Contract …
even if we got a deal next Friday (which I no longer think is possible)…
none of what I’ve said for 20+ years will change.

Only difference would be
Think outside the Box.

But Even that probably won’t save our numbers this summer…

Always
Motch