It is worth noting, also, that Moak just figured out the regional reps won't vote for him again and the mainline and legacies already don't trust him. This is Moak trying to stay in control a little longer as super MEC of ALPA by pandering to the guys who gave him the big win last time. Someone give him his gold watch and tell him to go fly a line again. Make sure you call up you MEC and Vice MEC and tell them you think someone else should lead ALPA.
Moak isn't a bad guy, and he sees the road we are on. The time to educate is past and now the guys who believed in him are left out in the cold because of Moak's lack of communication. The legacy guys think he's siding with the dirty and dying regionals, or code shares, when the future is clearly wrapped around them.
It is painful, but the regional side will implode. I had hoped the transition would be less painful, but no dice. How did it all go so sideways so fast? The next ALPA president needs to embrace what everyone has been screaming for. A strong new union that draws a line in the sand and gets rid of the fiefdoms and makes guys tow the line. The sooner we pilots and union leaders embrace the lessons of the electricians, plumbers, UAW, the sooner this job can become a profession.
However, pilots are a fickle lot, and hilariously anti union. So while we blame the union for all our woes-and scream for their leadership and control, we will sabotage their every effort in a self fulfilling prophecy that will keep us firmly screwed to the floor. It would be funnier if it wasn't so sad and pathetic.