Originally Posted by
javaguy141
What could possible go right. I have this sick feeling that "they" have figured out the magic. Get us fighting each other(with pilots EASY) i.e. America West, US Air-----AND THEY SAVE LOADS OF MONEY----We would rather die penniless and working for 30% less than give an inch to the "other side".
If you had any knowledge of pilot history you would know that pilots fighting amongst themselves has been going on from the beginning of the profession. ALPA is set up to placate the tribal mentality that existed during the early days of commercial aviation and unfortunately still exists today much to the detriment of the profession and used by airline management to diminish the profession. Here is a news flash: Pilots, all pilots, are employed to do the same thing, operate the same equipment and function based on the same regulations. Now if every pilot must be doing the same work why in heavens name do pilots want to work for less than their counterparts? In other words, equal work for equal pay, how simple can it get. Again history is a cruel teacher. If you read pilot history you would know that equal pay for equal work was one of the basic concepts for the establishment of ALPA, and actually was supported and somewhat promoted by the Civil Aeronautics Board before airline deregulation in 1978. Learn from your history or you are doomed to relive it, welcome to the airline pilot profession of the 21st century willing to throw away 80 years of knowledge for a momentary feeling of security. Very sad.