OK...you tell me, if there is a complete shutdown on UAL property...how long do you think the entity will last before there is a BK filing of some sort?
When the cash runs out. If they have as much cash then as they do now, it would be a long time if the planes aren't moving.
How long are the Pilots willing to stay out? If they don't get 100% of what they want...then what will they actually accept?
We'll probably end up settling for something that at least lifts the bar up a little bit for the industry, just like we did with our last contract outside of bankruptcy. I guess we'll have to see how things go at CAL or AMR for starters as we don't even come up to the plate until DEC '09. Regardless, it's going to have to be something that will allow us to remain competitive with our "peers" at certain carriers who will probably do nothing to "raise the bar" on their end and will use any gains the unionized carriers make over the next few years to undercut all of us.
Some guys talk SOS.
Did you know that the last SOS was a complete failure? Some pilot groups didn't even want to get involved.
SOS is a waste of time that will bankrupt its membership. No thanks. It isn't going to happen.
How would you go about getting everyone involved?
Personally, I volunteer and try to use my ALPA committee position to help people with their problems and answer their questions. Of course, ALPA does little to nothing for its membership as implied by many ALPA haters, so of course I do nothing.