I remember when I was furloughed an AA FO sat me down and lectured me about my airline’s negotiations leading up to the furlough, and how it was our fault because we didn’t offer up enough concessions. He told me that every get, needs a give and the scales have to balance. It was our fault for asking too much.

I remembered that when my new air line passed a contract that had 0 gives. The Toddlers and TUMI 1 reminded me of that too.

Watching the select few of you defending this TA… well it was semi reasonable at first, and almost admirable. It isn’t your job to advance the profession after all. It would be nice, but I don’t blame you for doing what’s right for your families and your airline.

Please stop, you are embarrassing yourselves now. Your own BOD has conceded that this is a subpar TA. I’m very happy you get one more week of vacation sooner than us, but the whole agreement is not good. There shouldn’t be any gives. At all.

There are so many great guys and gals at AA but this persistent, rampant defeatism and anti union mentality of “balanced scales”, “we have to give to get”, and “just take the money” is what has led to this situation and needs to be firmly stomped out. There is far more than just pay and it is incumbent upon you to break the cycle and finally raise your QOL and contract for your fellow AA pilots and those that come after you.

Find a back bone, leave the place better, and stop accepting any concessions. To the 50% of you that get it I’m sorry to come preach it to you