An apologist in my view is a person that sees no issues what-so-ever. I do not think that there is one person advocating for ALPA on here that does not see quite a few issues that need some serious attention.

I have realized that it is much harder to work towards a fix, than to just advocate change without answers. I used to throw the tomatoes from the cheap seats. It was fun and I thought I was always right.

Fact is that if the answers were easy we could just stomp our feet and snap our fingers. With the RLA we are truly hamstrung on what we can and cannot do. Some say it is because the MCF, but I recall APA getting nailed big time for a fine that they could not pay. It resulted in taking about 65 million dollars less in benefits at the table. Point is that it also hampers independents. It is the rules we live with today.