Alaska Air Counters Delta Assault With Secret Weapon: Unified Employees

sounds great... but AS' share in SEA has fallen, DL is larger than any competitor has been to AS in decades, and AS has one of the fastest declining RASMs among large US carriers because their answer to DL's growth has been to add more capacity.

btw the focus on AS jobs involves the weakest scope protection among the legacy carriers and AS has just signed contracts for Ejets.

AS' employees are no more or less unified than those of other carriers

this describes where AS really is
"In a report following the earnings call, Deutsche Bank analyst Mike Linenberg reiterated a sell rating. "While returns thus far this year are clearly admirable, our sell rating on ALK shares reflects our view that financial results for the second half of the year and into 2015 may be at risk, given excessive capacity additions in some of Alaska's key markets (e.g. Seattle)," Linenberg wrote."
 
AS and DL can coexist and many people have recognized that for years

AS like other airlines doesn't want to have to compete but it is the law of the land to do so and well-run companies are strengthened by competition