Executives have richly rewarded themselves. In medieval times, people guilty of this kind of greed would have been boiled in oil.

Ratification of this replacement pension plan ends our yearlong fight in the courts, on Capitol Hill and at the bargaining table. Our persistence and solidarity more than doubled the company's original proposal to provide a foundation of retirement security upon which we will build when we share in our airline's success.

Our battle for retirement security included exhaustive efforts in the courts, on Capitol Hill and at the bargaining table. Within the context of bankruptcy and today's political climate, this agreement provides a foundation of retirement security for flight attendants.

The greed is back, that's always under the surface. The speculation is back and people are trying to get in before [the stock triples].

We are destroying the very things that people are coming to see. Money and greed are powerful forces.

Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.”
—Zarost