Originally Posted by
Coach67
BUT that is never the point is it? You vote “NO” or you actually “Strike” to get a better base upon which to build for the next contract! After successive contracts you have a career! One that is infinitely better than if there was never a threat of a “NO” vote or the threat of a strike.
Originally Posted by
fireman0174
IMHO, this is perhaps the most profound and forward-looking statement on the issue.
I am a "No" voter, and a loss of this career would not be the end of the world for me, but I remember as a boy in high school sitting on my best friend's kitchen floor and listening to his dad, an Eastern Airlines captain, say almost the exact same thing. That gentleman ended up running a lingerie shop after he lost his job and couldn't find similar work plus he lost his house in the process nor was his the only story like that about which I am aware. I have similar stories about Pan Am and TWA pilots, all of whom felt they were "fighting the noble fight".
Not trying to sway anyone either way just making an observation.
Joe Peck
IADFO-756