[Caipirabob]

The whole situation is disgusting. The executive bonuses despite the regular salary cutbacks does steam me to no end. My only assessment is that this is not a company worthy of survival.

There needs to be a new business model.

[illumini]

There needs to be a new business model.

There also needs to be a business "plan" reflecting reality. AA Sr. Mgt. asserts they can get a 30% per seat "premium" over what top competitors charge. Don Carty, Gerard Arpey & the rest of the AMR Executive Board should NEVER be allowed onto another corporate management team. I don't care what union represents their labor groups, when the management team has killed the company. Southwest has ten unions on the property. TEN!

SWA has a better managment team, a resonable business plan, and IS the business model for airlines. I am planning to leave AA after 18 years, and provide the same services as an employer and outside vendor. Also in aircraft sales & support business.

CAArty & his AArrogant cohorts have destroyed my pension plans and those of hundreds of my colleagues.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Which is *WHY* voing "yes" is absolutely WRONG! Voting "no" will give certain protections to the employees, and will see the current management more likely to be booted!!

I am standing firm in my belief that the flight attendants were the only union that had sense about them. Corruption similar to the Clinton/Gore model took that away from them in the second vote.