Originally Posted by
tsquare
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....
You are not wrong, and I have been harping on accessibility since before I ran for the position. I would like to see meetings at the airport, not an airport hotel. I would like a web based meeting, where you can vote on a resolution via on line voting. Heck you could even do it via proxy, but there is a process to all of it to keep it above board. I agree we need to do better, and have to do better, but one or two guys, that bring up the issue twice a year is not going to get the issue solved. It takes a unified effort. It takes dealing with multiple issues at once and not focusing on the issue of the week and only that issue. It takes time, and work, and all of it will be without pay. It takes a group that believes in advocacy. Can we get there? Maybe, but unless we self motivate, the proverbial straw that gets everyone in line with you may be too great to take. By then the question will once again arise; "Does it matter?"