First of all, who said anything about ALPA? I work for AirTran, no ALPA around here.
2nd, we tried working with our company and they bent us over a barrel. Didn't work, they didn't play fair, now we don't play fair. Some of us don't like being taken advantage of, you don't seem to mind.
3rd, I was on the -9 years ago when I came up with my user name, on the 717 now and I'll happily stay on it till I retire. $154/hr, $16K addt'l in B-fund contributions, with a new contract in the works, I could be doing worse, I could be you.
No ALPA and still moaning. Count your blessings.
As for they didn't play fair so we won't -- here comes Chap 11. But then -- you'd be making your point as did all the pilots at UAL, NWA, DAL -- correct?
Finally -- B717 after the -9 and $154/hr. What a stellar career.