Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
It's the hypocrisy. Remember the stickers. "99%" "STFD" "For a demonstration in unity, keep dragging your feet!"
Management's response was, ok, if you want us to drag our feet, we will! And they did, from May 2005 to Feb 2011. Now that 9E finally got a decent contract, the union is willing to sell out mid+junior pilots to protect the top of the top.
And what person on the 9E MEC voted yes to taking money ALPA dues out of your 401K? Is that classified?
The union didnt sell out the mid to junior pilots. I am one of them. The union negotiated a deal with Delta and Delta said "no thanks, Gojets will do it cheaper". The Union went back to Delta and renegotiated a deal that Delta would agree to. That deal is the TA we are voting on now. The Union could have held the line and said no thanks and shut the doors. But they stuck with it so that the pilots could determine their own fate.
All the Union did was give the pilots the choice to wind down or stay employed. They openly admit that this TA sucks but they were not willing to decide the fate of 2400 pilots on their own. They left that decision soley to the pilot group.
Go to a road show and get all the info. Hell, even Pinnacle Pete said they did a great job negotiating this TA. If you knew Pinnacle Pete, that says something.
I hope when you and I are 20 year captains that the union fights for me and you. The union represents all pilots, not just the low to mid seniority guys.
You guys still crack me up