Originally Posted by
oldmako
I was responding to one of the guys on your team who threatened walking into the CP's office as his response. I'm not sure how twisting my words to fit your largely inaccurate commentary validates it. But if it makes you feel better, knock yourself out. If bored while sitting in your crew rest seat in row 30, take a look past grievance lists from sCAL and compare them to the ones at sUAL.
WRT to just how much of a bag we are at UAL, I would gladly take our post bankruptcy work rules and contract over yours. Hourly rates are but one small sliver of the compensation package and QOL. That point and numerous examples of how your flight ops and training have been overseen by scabs has been detailed repeatedly over the years on this and other forums. At the end of the year, you worked far more days than I, yet only brought home a little more. You worked to FARs and min rest etc. But if you just want to thump your chest and compare W2's, be my guest and enjoy your time with the CP.
Actually I will pass on fatigued W2 comparisons and trips to a CP that I have never met. In the years ahead, I will be rolling my eyes at all assertions of the superiority of the UAL pilot group. Sarcastic remarks that we run to management whenever we feel threatened is a wonderful example of this. And James I've worked on Pro Stands and think our committee is well run.
Quite frankly I think both our sides have SUCKED for a LONG time. The fact that we have slugged it out like two pathetic drunks for the past 4 years indicates that our mutual status will not be changing anytime soon. Next to DAL and at this rate AMR, we are collectively chumps.