You are so wrong about so many things in the preceding (except that you may have read 1984) that I would need half the day to correct the errors. I know you have better things to do, but my post history would provide a fair amount of information regarding me and my background and it appears that you have, up to now, seen none of it.
I also disagree with your characterization that many folks would like to see the airline close. What I think they would rather see is either competent management that:
1. is actually interested in professionally running an airline;
2. will quit pretending that the airline is actually an airline offering quality service instead of simply a company interested in only moving people from Point A to Point B;
3. sees its customers as a valuable long term asset rather than short term $$$ in the bank;
4. provides more than cheap lip service to the issue of the value of its employees; and/or,
5 is replaced by people who want to do the items listed above.
Oh, and BTW, how do you know that the "legally binding agreement" is actually enforceable?
you know if alot of people actually felt this way i'd be more apt to believe them , but I’ve got the distinct feeling that a lot of the complaining I see on here is just a desire for increased wages , you know straw man arguments ….
For starters
1. I think our management IS interested in running a professional airline , our flights are on time , our MBR is falling and so are our customer complaints …. How is that not professional ? sure it’s not the airline many may remember from the 1980’s or beyond , but times have changed dramatically , if our airline doesn’t adapt to these new times with the al carte pricing we’re simply going to die … to those who are quickly going to counter the new “revue stream “ by saying they should just raise fares , I say to you , if they raise fares I as a normal customer wouldn’t buy their ticket , I’d go to the other airline , and so would most people , so drop the “raise the ticket price†argument!
2. Stop pretending we’re offering quality service ? well that wouldn’t make for sound business practices now would it , should I demand that nike stop pushing it’s shoes as something more than cheap materials made in third world countries by poor people ? Shall I fly down to Italy and demand that the people who make clothes there stop explaining that their clothes and designs are important simply because it has “made in Italy “ on the label ? it’s just a business practice , many things are misrepsented to the customer on a daily basis ..
3. I think our company does see it’s customers as an asset , but we must stay flexible …if we view our customer base as so important that we don’t dare raise rates or charge them for different things then we will go out of business ….
4 the company isn’t loving/respecting you enough ? what, do you want a hug from doug parker ? seriously , if he gave you a hug and told you he cared would that be enough for you ? or is what you really want increased pay and benefits ? because I think that’s what you want , I know that’s what I wanted when I was in the lesser contract …. But alas for some of you , sad to say , you won’t get increased pay and benefits , not unless your in the lesser contract and can somehow sneak into the higher paying one … good luck thou ,the entire us economy is shaking it’s self to bits …
I think our management is doing as good a job as can be expect when the price of oil is sitting at 143 dollars a barrel and climbing .. things are NOT going to be returning to the old days folks … wages will NOT be going up …..
Now this is someone the company should "talk" to. There are some SERIOUS issues here!! 
