What's fair depends upon what side of the negotiating table you're sitting on.

Don't know if the earlier post implying that SWA had agreed to pay protection for the F9 pilots was correct or not.
Whether it was or not, if I had been a voting F9 pilot, my inclination would have been to vote for SWA-even with the staple.

SWA has a long history of good labor-mgt relations. Company philosophy seems to be take care of your people, and if they're happy-your customers will be happy.
Even during these crappy times, you don't read a lot about SWA downsizing their fleet. Mostly read that SWA isn't expanding as planned, but, still buying new jets.

Republic/Midwest is just wrong.

Will be interesting to see how Republic "rationalizes" the F9 pay. Wonder if it will work the same way, get rid of F9 planes and replace them with Republic planes.