Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Hey Carl,
This is probably the most honest and revealing post on this subject todayCheck is a great guy and he's absolutely correct in this post. This is how it is with many of our pilots.
It is a revealing post and Check is indeed a great guy. Many pilots probably feel this way, but MOST don't. But that's not the real issue IMO. Pilot opinion is built by data. Our union is the main source of data that used to be as reliable as it got. Now, our union just re-posts data given to them by management from the closed door meetings.
The fact we have any pilots at all that do not think of scope as the #1 priority is ALPA's fault. I'll bet there's not a single pilot who thinks cabotage is unimportant. Why? Because ALPA has done a good job giving us the information on the dangers. Why won't ALPA give out the same information on the dangers of scope erosion? It would do so much to galvanize opinion on scope and enhance unity, but ALPA refuses. Why is that Bar? Why not an all-out communications assault on scope erosion similar to cabotage?
The answer is clear, but it's too painful for some to admit.
Carl