I don't think the intent of shutting down the forum was to increase meeting attendance, but to try to minimize the restlessness that turns into rumors and goes from there. There was enough stuff there that we'd all rather not share with management. Unfortunately, that was a place where you couldn't speak your mind without speaking it to management too.

True, the forum was different things to different people. I honestly believe that there were some credible sources there, but you had to have a feel for separating the crap from the non-crap. No small feat there.

I mentioned the Family Awareness committee in an earlier post somewhere. While not a very active committee at the moment, at least not much that's apparent to the majority, it will be an important part of the communication network among pilots, especially as negotiations drag on and get more contentious. As you and I and I hope everyone else that reads this knows, the FamAware committee is an integral part of the Strike Preparedness committee, and the more pilots that know that fact, the better. The SPC will rely on the network of FamAware, and it will be instrumental in communicating credible information with pilots, and not just current UA. but CO as well.

And in fact, FamAware IS a place where pilots can get together and spout, via the Family Gatherings side of it. Beer, pizza, *****ing: like a layover but no 12 hour rule! You might want to check it out on alpa.org.

Would mind PMing me some info on the new forum? I don't know about it yet.

C/B

TW