Holy crap!! We actually agree on something!! Mark the calendar.

Conflict of interest is a HUGE problem in ALPA with the regionals and the majors having diametrically opposed goals.

However, in THIS particular article by Swellbar, that isn't what he said. He said that the flying being done by UAL regionals isn't "outsourcing". This is uttterly ridiculous. It's the very definition of the act, which is what I was trying to hilight with my example.

You hate ALPA. I get it. I've got my own problems with ALPA as well, but at the end of the day ALPA to me really is UAL ALPA, and they have my full support as we try to navigate the tricky path of merging and contract talks.

With regards to the "us vs them" argument. I really do wish it weren't that way, but.... Historically, UAL management has taken us down that road. Greenwald was a mild exception, Patterson was a HUGE exception. We will see what this new management chooses to do. It's a good sign we haven't had to file for mediation yet. Unfortunately, the rumor out there is that the management proposal was CONCESSIONARY in every section. Now come ON. Put that on the table and you can assure yourself that it's going go stay "us vs them".

Cheers