Who's not supporting their right to organize? They definitely have a right to do so. I for one am done trying to help them make their decision. I was supportive for two elections, but have since concluded it is not in their make-up to correctly manage a union... since they often can't manage a group of eight. We can barely make ours work.

So I sit back, and let them take responsibility for their decision. Not interfering is more respectful than trying to influence anyway.

Assuming they manage to work well enough together to figure out a plan, and assuming they get a union (and I hope it's a strong enough vote, so they're not broken within months), then we should welcome that union, and work with them, to the extent our interests match.

One problem I perceive on the North side is that you think you understand what the South F/A's are, or what they need. I have been here ten years, and wouldn't make such a bold claim as to say I understand them. I think you'r pilots are driven by principles that are very valid and noble for a hypothetical group (i.e. that that we should all represent ourselves), but haven't been tested with this particular group. I for one have been absolutely mystified by what drives some of these creatures, especially those in Atlanta. Talking to (some of) them about a union is a little like talking to a chicken about a computer. Except maybe the chicken is passive when it's confused, not aggressive. My advice, therefore, is for you to give the F/A's time to work together, and figure out a plan. In the meantime, trying to presume what's good for them is rather premature, and maybe even a little insulting.

Supporting their right to organize, and organizing them ourselves, are two different matters.