As long as Fred S has the RLA, we have little chance of standing-up to management. A union is the only way we will ever have any leverage and bargaining power at FedEx. The pilots figured this out a long time ago and unionized. Now they have the best pay package in the industry according to other pilots for other airlines I have spoken with. Ever notice the secrecy that surrounds what the pilots make and what their benefit package is like? That's because the crap would hit the fan if the rest of us ever found out about it. I have a friend who is an MD11 captain, and he won't say anything about what he is paid, his medical, or his pension. None of them will talk about it.