Well, the UAL strike of 1985 and the NWA strike of 1998 comes to mind. As for the pension deals, well given the current state of the control of Congress/the White House it's not surprising how things have gone. Just loook where the monies from the ATSB went. Not to any legacy carriers.

While our T/A may be less than could have possibly be gotten. There are a couple of factors that make it very difficult to see how any substantial gaines may have been extracted by prolonging the process. 1. The longer it takes to negotiate the harder it is to make up for all the lost time of b-fund, work rule enhancements, health care, etc. Retro Pay, signing bonuses just won't hack it. 2.) More importantly, guys like you who won't support the negotiating committee make it harder for them to have any real leverage at the table.

As for using aliases, back in 1995 I posted stuff on an aviation forum about our contract negotiations under my real name. Well, don't you know that a subsequent article in the Commercial appeal had my name in big, bold letters attached to my pro-union comments. My check ride with Sam Davis that day was a real joy, don't you know?

Why can't you get on board? By that I mean run for an ALPA elected position and try to effect change from within. Instead, you've been tilting at windmills for the 17 years that I've been here. Your positions are ridiculous and that is why you get nowhere, either inside or outside the union.

BTW- Thanks for trying to hold the line at CAL. But that battle was lost and it's time to move on. Much as Japan and Germany are now our allies, those who sought to undermine the profession must be brought into the fold.

Hey, who pays for those box stuffers any way? Fred's bag man?

Best Regards,
Clutch