??? taking the "high road" looks good on paper and is easy to say "well i am better then that" but where has it gotten us? maybe the high road isnt working anymore(if it ever did). This industry is not what it once was and we have given back something at every market slowdown. work slowdowns were effective for air traffic controllers, major labor groups in NYC, and almost any unionized group has had worker slow downs either voluntarily or unplanned gained something in the next contract. who gets paid more and has better job security now? I know a bus driver that is going to make more then me for the first 5 yrs of my career. Here I am on the bubble between potentially being furloughed and he is maintaining better benefits and a pension when he retires.

Ford and GM i believe didnt have a contract for a couple of hours... what happened? factories froze!!! what happened a day later? new contract. PCL going on what a couple of years???

You can be too good for a slowdown but i want my profession back. If my company loses a contract because i tried to improve my QOL then so be it. The industry will be better for it and even if i do get furloughed the flying/capacity will just be moved to another airline. If all pilots can say "enough is enough" and collectively not undercut one another then we might have a chance.

PS. no knock on your opinions but these are just what i think