It seems pretty obvious that you must be a member of RAH management. While this is a victory for management, the pilot group sees this as the true double edged sword it is.

The myth that pilot wages drive an airline into bankruptcy and drives ticket prices up is easily busted by a simple name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. Some of the best paid pilots in the country, with some of the lowest fares ( if not the lowest) and the only reason they are not in the red was a mistake on fuel hedging. The way you, the managers, run an airline has a much greater impact on profitability.

Stop treating your labor as a liability and start treating us as an asset and perhaps this company will be a "Major" airline someday. Size of aircraft means nothing in that respect.

The Pandora box is open. Major pilots will not and should not give an inch of scope and the RAH pilot group will fight for fair compensation and the much overdue quality of life in the next contract.

Teamsters, you are now put on notice! With the change in the local, this is your chance to prove yourselves worth our dues and negotiate a leading contract. Anything less and you can count on our move towards another option...