Sorry. It's been 4+ years of being hijacked by you folks. The legal, ethical, moral and right thing to do was to hold to your word and move on. Instead, you have forced us to pay dues to the new "union" which in turn have used our funds AGAINST us and have FORCED us into a defensive position - also costing us additional personal funds. Further, our "union" has spent these dues to unsuccessfully persecute a large group of our pilots on RICO charges, also forcing us to defend those pilots as well.
We have been dragged along this little ride unwillingly, and at high personal cost. You will be forced to do what is legally correct, and with any luck you will also have to pay for damages that you have incurred. The damages to your reputation as a pilot group will never be undone.
The AWA pilot group will stand together and fight this to the very legally correct conclusion. We are more untied and funded than you could possibly imagine.
Sour? Nope. Just sick and tired of paying for your mistakes, and having to force you down the right path. Hey, I have a great idea: Take 2/3 to 3/4 of our dues money and place it in escrow. You guys can assess the east pilot group for you litany of litigation. What do you say?