AMEN. We tried to get an underground movement going last year to overthrow the IBT, but half of us were threatened by the Teamsters with phone calls and e-mails. The drive lost steam for fear of getting crucified for trying to start a movement against the Brotherhood. Ridiculous.

I for one haven't been happy with the IBT from day one here, and I agree, their treatment to the YX pilot group has been too "high and mighty" for my taste. The EXCO has no balls and the IBT is worthless.

I feel for the Midwest group, but my ONLY complaint is being labeled a scab and being blamed for what happened. I stuck my ass on a clothes line last year to fuel a movement for ALPA.....call us low cost labor all you want...bash the IBT ALL you want....but nobody has a single right to label us scabs. There ARE people here who realize the problem lies with our representation and there ARE people here who are willing to walk off the job and fight the good fight. Its not fair to kick us down when we've been trying...believe me.

But I feel the wind is changing....and the IBT may be gone by the time the dust settles.