It's a bitter pill to swallow.

It?s been a bitter pill to swallow.

One has to swallow a bitter pill to get cured.

This was a bitter pill to swallow. This was one we felt we could get. We couldn't pull it off.

Under the Railway Labor Act, it is legal for us to strike, and we will fight it in a court of law, if the company chooses to contest that.

This regional jet flying issue is so crucial to our careers that any negotiated agreement that would lose any of that flying would be a significant setback for our pilots.