I wouldn't place too much stock in what ALPA can or can't do in regards to negotiating. Quite honestly I don't believe it would matter either way. While the "mexican standoff" does seem childish we know that 1) Comair management absolutely does NOT stand up to Delta's unraveling of our airline and our crewmembers QOL, but rather just cowers under threat of job security and 2) our pilot group voted once for a pay freeze (no joy on growth) and TWICE for paycuts (no joy there either). If you want to credit the IBT for something I say kudos to them for giving our management the middle finger which lead to the final TA 03-2007.

When I look at Comair, its management and the labor groups the Stockholm Syndrome comes to mind. We're all hostages in this game but at the end of the day we sympathize with our captors as we start fighting with each other. Perhaps it's time for us to pool together and give our captors a kick in the nuts.