Dude,

I for one, don't look for sympathy but would rather have support from other pilot groups. I don't see this kind of post as constructive. All the Mesa bashing does nothing to help except reveal your ignorance. I would bet that most of the pilots bashing this decision don't know a whole lot about the negotiations, the contract we came from or the contract we are going to.

I work at Mesa and fully engaged myself in this TA process by reading all the ALPA emails and documents, talking to my peers, attending road shows and conference calls. Even with all that work I was not privy to all the intricacies of the negotitaions. I don't know how someone like you can get on your high horse and criticise because I'll bet you don't have all the facts.

True I feel let down by my fellow Mesa pilots. I do think we could have gotten more, but obviously I was in the minority. Nobody knows, not even you Eaglefly, at this point if ALPA have unknowingly mislead the pilot group. No matter what anybody says I do think our MEC does have the Mesa pilot groups best interests at heart.

Did you know that part of the strategy behind this two year contract stated in the roadshows was to time our negotiations in 2010 to match up with ALPA negotiations at 12 other ALPA carriers including 6 other regional carriers as well as have a more favourable democratic government? The thought process is that perhaps ALPA could collectively bargain for all these regional carriers together thus being stronger together then each individually. The 6 regional carriers in question were Air Wisconsin, ASA, Comair, Eagle, Express Jet and Mesaba. The ALPA theory is that we selflesly take a low ball contract for 2 years for the greater good of all regional carriers opening up negotiations in 2010.

Sure I think this is spin doctoring which is a reason why I voted no, but nobody is going to know if it will work until 2010. If it works in 2010 our MEC and ALPA will be thought of as geniuses.

I just hope our NC was correct in its strategy and only time will tell. In the mean time I'm a glass is half full kind of guy and will work with what we have.

More people with attitudes like Positive_Rate is what is needed around here. Thanks for the good wishes P_R.