No threats. And if by fear you mean trying to point out that I have seen these exact same emails for 5 years now in about 3 different cycles then yes you should be a little cautious. Mesaba is looking for people to take unpaid leaves for all saab pilots and 900 fo's. I would think the only reason they are doing this is because they know there will be no integration anytime soon. For them to do this the company would have to think or believe that it is easier to furlough mesaba pilots and hire them on at pinnacle or colgan as new hires than it is to keep them where they are at and have an integration.

My comments were directed at 2 different post. The first was to the person who said mesaba pilots trust their elected officials more than pinnacle pilots trust theirs. Trust in the elected officials doesn't mean jack. Mesabas elected officials have no more power or capability than ours do. Until the NMB says different we are all at the mercy of the company and what they want. It is in everyones best interest to get this done and get us all together and working under one agreement. That is great for the pilots. That is why it wont happen anytime soon.

Second several mesaba guys have posted on here that they cant be furloughed for a year. There is a lot of misinformation about this merger and I was pointing out to the person who made that post that it isn't true. They can be furloughed. That clause in the mesaba contract only applies to being furloughed as a result of the merger not because of a loss of airplanes.

I would like to say I really hope they get it done but that would mean for me to believe there is hope. Like I said earlier we are beyond hope and need a miracle for the company to come to an agreement on scheduling, pay, retirement, etc etc in 1 week and 3 days.