cxorcist, I'll reproduce part of your post #62 here so we can determine who is a realist and who is a defeatist:
Seeing as how we are all on individual contracts though, I'm not sure there is much either of us could do about it. If someone is willing to agree to that as a precondition for the base, would we have recourse? On the basis of seniority and our existing contract, I hope the AOA could stop it but that did not happen when freighter commands on bases were first offered.
cxorcist, I don't see any difference between my position and yours. "...not sure there is much (we) could do about it..." The reality is that there is NOT much we could do about it because it's been proven and continues to be proven that we fail to stand together. Lots thought Dennis D. could lead the AOA members to a position of strength. I've seen nothing of the sort.
We really haven't been defeated because there has never been a battle, has there?