Originally Posted by Kellwolf

Sure, it doesn't come right out and say it. That's why the wording is the way it is. The tone and context, however, speaks volumes. Telling the Colgan pilots to not join 9E guys on the picket line is essentially saying that the MEC doesn't support 9E. It's not in black and white, but it's strongly implied. If it wasn't meant to be implied, then wording of the statement is done VERY poorly and does nothing but muddle up the situation. If my MEC sent this to me, I'd be on the phone with my rep saying "Okay....so we support them, but you don't want us to show unity? Which is it?" You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

I'm a little baffled that National wasn't contacted for help in MEM, but I hope we're trying to use that avenue for JFK since it's our smallest base. I do know that the CAL and XJT MEC have been directly contacted, and AFAIK they're planning to support us.