Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
Sure it was a harsh assessment, but it needs to be harsh. The APA conducted a clown show for 6+ years and only changed when their contract was rejected, they were hours away from a federal injunction that could have bankrupted the union, and their bankruptcy claim was flying out the window for good. How much closer to disaster did they have to come to change their path?
And you were right there begging the APA to take the last best offer that AMR management made in bankruptcy. You said they'd be fools and would probably all lose their jobs if they didn't accept it and look forward to the future. They didn't listen to you and ALPA. They turned the offer down and decided to continue flying the airplanes the way they'd been flying them. What happened? They got a better offer the second time, and they accepted it. Same with the pilots of Hawaiian. Something you'd know nothing about in your world of surrender first and ask questions later.
They did make a mistake by misunderstanding how much they could fight for in the new environment of NMB activism...no doubt about that. But they ended well by not cowering the way you and ALPA were advocating they do. It's really shameful for you to insult brother pilots in our industry for no other reason other than they won't join your beloved organization.
Carl