Originally Posted by
NedsKid
And that's the issue, right there. Spirit ALPA is always put in a position where they either demand contract compliance - in this case, it might delay the upgrades of 4 guys, and, in theory, everyone in the history of the company after them - and get labeled as 'against the pilots', just like they were they enforced the JA limitation in the contract, or they waive the contract (again, this wouldn't be the first time upgrade training was done with less than required notice - DFW opening), and get labeled by the pilots as 'selectively enforcing the contract'.
That is the same in every aspect of life. You take the problems as they come, and solve them the best you can, so they have the least impact and hopefully the most favorable outcome for majority. The contract, and what we want from it is ideology. Enforcing it is practical.
Every pilot will be critical of the MEC at one point, because the decisions at times will not serve their individual interest. The time will come when they will not be part of the "majority". The bottom line for me, here at NK, was getting to know the individuals running the MEC and then also getting to know the opposition. There are a handful of people that are fun to fly with in the opposition. But for the most part, they are the dumbest and least coherent bunch I have ever seen operating an airliner. And what is even more important, the opposition sold those 125 of us furloughed out. The sold us down the river, every day, over and over again. That I will never forget when I will vote next time an election is coming.