Settle down Steve. For starters, CAL didn't have 287 RJ's on order when C'97 was signed. The big order that brought XJT up to
274 aircraft occurred in February 2000, well after C'97 was signed. You just went and blamed a guy who was probably hired in 97 or 98 for something that is really a national type of an issue. Not just CAL...but all mainline carriers.
2000 pilots were not "screwed by the sell off" as you claim. Quite the contrary. If we weren't IPO'd, we'd still be lumped under the CAL financial statements and we'd have as much success in negotiations as ASA is having right now - which is very little unfortunately. The IPO was probably the best thing to ever happen to us. How did it screw us? The FTA would have died due to the sunset date anyway.
Furthermore, CAL didn't "kick us out." You know that too. The "one list" idea was great in theory...and maybe had a chance...way back when (under the IACP), but not now.
Another uncalled-for comment Steve. And you know it. Remember the cardinal rule - don't drink and post. Now on to more important things....when are you buying me my beer?