Johnny,
Silly me, you're so right. Informational picketing, picketing while on strike, billboards, giant rats, mobile billboards, USA Today ads, they don't do anything. I bet the company just throws us pay raises when it's time for a new contract because they don't care about NEGATIVE PR. I guess local news crews don't care about what we have to say when they send reporters out to cover said events. Why do companies agree to any pay raises or contractual improvements outside of pilots seeking "self help". I bet it's out of the goodness of their hearts.........