geez, what's with all the negativity? would you guys rather that colgan had never unionized and had never tried to get a contract? which scenario is better?

and dont say you're rather colgan didnt exist because that's not reality.

i disagree. even if not me or him, there would have been an endless supply of guys willing to take that spot. if all the people who campaigned for a union had gone to different regionals, colgan would continue to be a crappy place without ever a hope for a contract. and that would make no difference in bettering the industry. at least now we're improving our situation through our own efforts. bringing in a union to an airline is not an easy feat, and certainly not as easy as merely walking into a union job. at this point when we havent even started negotiations, i dont know how anyone can say we're bringing the industry down. at least wait until the contract comes out - if we get a mesa-esque contract, then you have a point.

mregan, you guys have a good contract but your airline has been unionized for a lot longer than we have... it's that much time you (and when i say "you" i mean all the guys that came before you) had to work on getting better work rules. plus it wasnt until last year that you had a pay raise - which means even you accepted a regional fo position getting paid $19/hr.