deleted.. I reiterated what GJ said..

Oh, and Cap'n.. you wasted the 90,000th post. 8)

So true. Should have put in a pic like Jesse's. That thing made me take a 15 min "bathroom" break.

Yes, I believe that 50% + 1 from the pilot group is always a goal of Management. With that being said, I believe they can "reach that point" more easily with a group that doesn't have unity.

For example purposes, lets say that they see us as "non-unified" in the fight for DPA. Management then has their experts analyze the demographics, and/or priorities of the the "non-unified" group. (For easy math, lets use a number of 12000 pilots.)

All that management has to do is find the minimum %% pay raise for the group that most quickly totals 6000 pilots, and VOILA, they have the minimum required in the TA sent for MEMRAT to get a contract passed. (If they need the 50% + 1 pilot, they include in the TA that Forgot to Bid can remain on the 88/90 for his career.) :D

Using that same example, if we're a UNIFIED group, even though they can offer the minimum %% pay increase to possibly get the 6000 pilots on board, again, since we're UNIFIED, that 50% isn't going to vote for a TA in MEMRAT that has their minimum %% pay increase ONLY. They (unified group) are going to look at the entire package, and vote with what will be best for the entire pilot group and OUR PROFESSION.

Good day,

GJ

P.S. ALL CAPS not intended to be a disrespectful tone. Only the items in the context of the reply I see as most important. :)

T.M.I, good sir, T.M.I.....:D

It's never too late to change. :D

True. It was also a lie. I couldn't have been in there longer than 3 mins tops. :0

Down to my last month of living in base for a bit and need to find a crash pad in NY. I've heard Que Gardens, but was wondering if anyone had any info. I'll only need it for 3 months, but I'll be on reserve.

I hear you my man I guess I'm still lost.

In the above analogy which sounds right, no matter what group management analyzes, they still need to please 6001 pilots.

I guess in my mind, management intends to please the cheapest 6001 pilots unified or not.

Not trying to argue. Help me out.

From the "news" on PropagandaNet:

Does this change anything for us? Seems to me Delta could really stick it to AA by merging with Alaska and taking it out of play for American. If it's so highly integral to American's (conceptual) turnaround, it might be worth the premium.

Sounds good if you have more than 15 years seniority, but I forgot being junior and forced to commute is a choice. So merging is not a very good option at all. Say, why dont we just fly our own routes on the West Coast.