Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
It is not wasted time. It is my opinion that there is support to a modification to our current pay system. Also, have you sent that proposal to your new reps? If not I would.
I also "get" what you are getting at, but I am also telling you that, just because you "think/demand" it, does not mean the rest of your peers feel the same way. It takes a heck of a lot of work to get the changes you are seeking. Most do not want to put the work in, they just want others to do their bidding. That in effect is why we are where we are in our union. There is no "real" check and balance. For progress to happen, that needs to change.
I have pretty much punted the idea of the LGBP proposal, so it is in a dead file around here somewhere. I was saying that I think there are too many barriers for that apple to be eaten all at once. Besides, with the looming parking of the 4 747s, it will be interesting to see how many guys take a haircut with the displacements.. I am warming up the Jiffypop for that. I think that maybe the WB/NB crowd has a more doable proposal anyway, and it would probably move us in a better direction.
You are probably right that many of my peers don't want the same things I do. The problem is that a lot of the fringe ideas out there never see the light of day, because of the strength of the union machinery to perpetuate the status quo as being the only way to do things. The "changes" I am "seeking" are one man's thoughts on how to get more pilots involved in the day to day process. It's very simple really, you have to make the meetings more accessible to the average guy, and continuing to have base meetings where the majority of guys
are not physically located does nothing to promote this involvement. You can jump up and down and hold your breath all day and tell guys they need to get involved, but until you satisfy that ease of access, you are spitting in the wind.
But I am sure I am wrong....