Originally Posted by
Gunter
You think we're trying to intimidate you? kinda sensitive aren't you?
Ooh rah....Now IS the time to get some, not to reminisce.
I know plenty of Marines wearing the ALPA lanyard and volunteering in the union. Wearing the ALPA lanyard is 'bout getting the job done! That is right up their alley.
BTW, the only thing that's funny here is your belief that what we say and do is not monitored and important to management.
My post may not have been funny, but your post is hilarious! Seriously. Good stuff, and yes, I'm sensitive. I cried when they carried Rudy onto the field at Notre Dame , and so when a jumpseat-holding captain attempts to make his point about lanyards (intimidation not by instilling fear but by position of authority), yes, I'm sensitive about that situation as well. Not intimidated, but not blind, either.
And it's funny to suggest that wearing the ALPA lanyard is about getting the job done. I mean, these are gems that you're giving us here. I can't stop laughing.
While I agree that management is watching us, it certainly isn't to tally those of us wearing ALPA hats or lanyards. They are watching us pick up disputed pairings, sell our leverage for three percent, and trip over our kids when the phone rings for draft.
So believe in the rabbit's foot if you will; however, don't think for one moment that when and if the time comes for real participation (aside from monthly dues) that lanyards are going to make a hill of beans difference one way or the other.
XOXO,
Anthrax