Originally Posted by John Pennekamp

I have a friend that went to VA. He was an ALPA rep at ASA. Good family man and hardcore trade unionist.

ASA pulled out of SLC and LAX, and having bought a pretty little house in SLC, he was faced with a hellaceous commute. He ended up going to JBlu hoping for an LA base. No dice. He left there after about a year and went to VA, short easy commute to SFO. Oh, BTW, he's a member of this forum. Maybe he'll chime in.

You should think twice before lumping everyone who works at a particular carrier as scum or scabs and also when wishing fellow pilots out of work.