Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
While it would be great to change the RLA, it's not necessary for us to achieve success. A smart strategy that is eminently defensible in front of the NMB is all you need...along with a union that actually wants to extract the maximum for its members. But as you know, we don't currenty have that.
Carl
Yes, It doesn't matter whether we fall under the RLA or the NLRA. It would be nice to negotiate under the NLRA to avoid the lengthy and protracted process of the RLA but our end result is the same and we can still resort to self help.
If the entire pilot community in this country were to band together and stop interstate commerce like the railway workers did a hundred years ago there would be no fines. They would instead amend the 85 year old law like they did back then. Especially under the current administration I think this would be done.
I have an engineer for the Union Pacific in my family. Although I would not want his lifestyle, believe me, his salary is enviable and guess what, he still has his pension set up exactly like ours used to be. If they can achieve it, so can we.
If we are not happy with our union leadership, it is up to us to recall them.
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