Our Union NC spent negotiating capital at the table on A380 pay rates, but was short-sighted enough to be rooked by a simple bait-and-switch. This is the same NC that allowed the instructor block to take a big hit on the last contract while the company was making money hand over fist. Same one that sprinkled a sugar coating on the Magical LOA POS pills and then started a travelling roadshow extravaganza to sell them.

In spite of all this, a number of you contend that if we merely don't bid the 777, we'll FORCE that bad ol' company to capitulate. And you're all worked up in a lather against anyone who would bid it. Anyone who bids the 777 with the current situation knows what they are getting into and are certainly not responsible for whatever outcome is finally salvaged. If you want to focus your angst somewhere, try our own Union who takes 2% of our pay yet consistently looks like the Keystone Kops.