Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Your viewpoint is skewed by the fact that there hasn't been a merger for you. You work in a world (the whale) isolated from former Southies. Your "outward niceties" come from a bunch of internet weenies. I've had the pleasure of throwing gear for a BUNCH of former Northies and have shared a few beers with ALL of them on overnights. In terms of a merger, we're a LOT more alike than we are different.........
Carl,
Between you and me, I think being on a fenced fleet does isolate us from the "integration" in good and bad ways. I believe my perspective is skewed due to this, in ways I'm not even aware of.
For me, the SLI is over, done, and behind us. The only way for me to tell if a pilot is fnwa is if they tell me. Good or bad, from where I sit, we're all in this together.
As you know I'm a southie.
I can understand how fnwa pilots believe that the union has been more inclusive of south guys, same with the company. I have no hard evidence of this beyond "appearances". Changing this dynamic is beyond the scope of my interest because I don't really see how it matters (see paragraph 2).
I also believe the constructive engagement paradigm is faulty in the way it has played out. We keep giving with very very very little taking involved. If rumors of merger become reality, I think all of us are ready to play some hardball rather than nicey nice. The ak scope clause offers both an opportunity and a threat.
Anyway, I'm digressing. We are one group, period.