Originally Posted by
NoLightOff
Why rely on a union when you can take matters into your own hands. Union can't organize a walk out. Companies are at the mercy of the pilots organizing. In the age of Facebook and other social media like this it shouldn't be too hard. Just someone anonymously coming on here and saying sick out every other Tuesday until we get a better contract.
What am I missing? Why wouldn't that work? Why hasn't it been done?
sick outs, and walk outs are technically illegal job actions, not allowed by the RLA...if someone wanted to find out who started/organized the sick out, you might find yourself fired as a result...the good news is they can't fire everyone, just not enough folks out there to replace an entire pilot force.
As to the PATCO reference, I highly doubt there'd be any presidential firings taking place...if you worked for the federal government, you'd be out of a job...but eh, you're a private citizen, working for a private company...if you choose to stop showing up to work, no one can force you to do so. Just gotta pray that your peeps have balls and can stick to the strike...if folks started going back to work, it shows division in the workforce, and you'll just be separated and conquered by the company.