Originally Posted by
intrepidcv11
Since nobody else will I'll say it: how freaking dumb was Wendy and her crew for demanding CAL pay rates on the fly?!? Uncial leverage was at best a 500K grievance and vague job action threats that 5 UAL chodes made 'complicated'. Sorry but as the story unfolds the bottom line is Wendy is as good at blackjack as Austin Powers: "I also live dangerously!"
Btw contract coming depends on way more then 'unity'. Welcome to RLA 21st century...
FWIW....
In reading the JP rebuttal, I don't think he used that particular "word" to sum it up. However, in his summary of events, he sure did liken CA M's actions/tactics to that of "
going all in with a pair of twos".
Reading the referred to excerpt below, it speaks volumes to the types of "odds" in which she chose to embark upon.
It is unfortunate that the UAL MEC and their leadership were left with nothing to show for their efforts, but I make no apologies for achieving profit sharing for the CAL pilots once it was clear that any extension of the TPA terminable provisions was unachievable by year-end 2011. It is easy to second guess strategies and hindsight is always 20-20, but the truth is that when you take an all-or-nothing stance, sometimes you end up with nothing. That is what the UAL leadership gambled with. They went all in with a pair of twos and seemed shocked that management called their bluff. Now they are left with the difficult position of having to explain to their pilots why they failed. Even more unfortunate, rather than taking responsibility for their decisions, strategies and actions, they instead cast blame in my direction and on our MEC. I cannot help but think back to Capt. Morse’s own words in her October video describing the UAL MEC to the UAL pilots, "The current MEC is renowned throughout the world for its vicious and self-destructive behavior."