Two airlines operated under a holding company? Separate pilot contracts and seniority list? Where have I seen this before..............

Texas Air Corporation held the Eastern and Continental. If you don't know your history there was siphoning of assets from EAL to CAL. Texas Air (Lorenzo) didn't want to negotiate with the strong unionized EAL. As a result the CRS (computer reservation system) was transferred to CAL, A300's from EAL were transferred to CAL.

Eventually the EAL employees tried to use their union leverage to strike Texas Air. Lorenzo had stripped the company of basically all assets at this point in preparation for the strike. The rest is history and depending on where you were depends on how you see the entire process. What is not debatable is the fact that two are not in the best interest of the employees.

If you think USAir is all unicorns and rainbows you need to do some research. USAir like most of the carriers is benefiting from the economic conditions and the recovery we have seen over the past couple of years. Within the last couple of years there was speculation that US would file for a third BK.

Let the JNC do their job. Let ALPA national settle the banding issue. Stop following the process with a microscope. This is a large issue and our MEC and pilots need to look at the big picture. Having WAI on a forum don't help either side and play into managements hand. Put the kettle on low and let the process work itself out.

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