This issue will never be addressed at a national level as long as there are posts like the initial one referring to RJ pilots as 'pimply faced boys'. Get off your high horse!! Just because your airplane is larger than 50 seats doesn't make anything about you better a pilot or person or voter at ALPA. The RJ pilots didn't cause the problem. It was the pilots who conceded (concession, huh?) to management with regards to scope who allowed the problem to start. Everyone was looking out for themselves because they knew that down the road it would not affect them. How many widebody pilots were going to be affected by the 50 seaters? Not many. So why not vote for it?

With an attitude like the first poster shows, it becomes more obvious than ever that the RJ pilots really ought to think twice about supporting ALPA or our colleagues at the majors. We clearly are looked at with nothing but contempt by guys who fly larger airplanes and why should my dues go to their cause? Anyway, how did the more senior guys who fly the larger planes get their jobs? Did none of them have to work their way up? Were none of them young, pimply faced boys at one time? Get over yourself.

BTW, this type of division and infighting is EXACTLY what the companies want. My point about a separate organisation for the so-called 'Regionals' is not really serious, but the airlines would like nothing better because it would only strengthen their position.

Let's cut the crap on the RJ vs Mainline BS. If the guys at the majors see us as a threat then help us out by going after scope in contract negotiations. Do you guys really think that I want to fly a 'Guppy Killer' the rest of my life? But I guess it's easier to whine about us than it is to fight against scope. Why? Because the guys in the Guppy will never fly the RJ if it were brought into the same seniority list.

Everyone for themselves, as I said before.