rickair7777 said;

"JO depends on clueless newbies to advance his agenda at every turn."

JO leaves nothing to chance. He clones us on a ranch in Nevada. At least once a quarter a new batch of willing dupes is thawed.

I have no direct knowledge of JO or his agenda, good or bad. I have heard Mesa and sometimes its pilot referred to as "bottom-feeders" or in other bilious terms. I remain curious why it seems that Mesa is singled out for extra venom when it engages in practices common to the industry. RAH is taking over B717/DC9 routes (Midwest Airlines) and preparing to compete on B717/DC9 routes (HAL) with similiar sized aircraft flown at lower rates of pay. I have not seen a similiar level of scorn for this company.

"Pay rates and days off are 100% MEANINGLESS without work rules and airtight language to enforce them."

The TA would improve pay by conversion to "block or better". Minimum days off would increase. "Junior assignments" would be replaced with "junior availability"; it would be up to the employee to determine if he or she is available.

"Sounds like you're OK with your little corner of MAG...so to heck with the jet guys, right? It's just as well that you can't vote."

Oh, I might say "to heck" with your opinion if I knew more about you and your motivation. I would not say that to my fellow MAG pilots. I have been up front about why I hope the TA is approved and I have acknowledged that my Mesa experience is different from some others. I encourage everyone to think about their decision carefully. Voting "no" because one is still angry about last year's cancelled vacations and junior assignments will not get back that lost time or prevent it from happening in the future.

The Dash Whisperer
"Vote early and vote often"