Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
So Unions can donate politically, Rodger that. Yes the FAR's are a direct result of unions. Airplanes crashing and killing people had nothing to do with it, and lord knows only unions care about safety. I said "employers want good hard working employees and will pay them fairly so as to keep them in the fold." You said I was living in a fantasy world and those employers were few and far between. As for Detroit, good move not delving into that discussion... I just don't understand how a completely unionized industry went so terribly wrong? As far as calling someone a Slug to their face. C'mon man, do you tell everyone who is lazy to their face, such(union or not)? I guess I should be a man go into work and tell a superior I think he's lazy and a worthless pile of steaming cow dung. You got me I'm a coward because I don't have the balls to tell a captain I think he's lazy. (Even thou he really was). And still don't what a PM is, I guess I'm an idiot.
Lastly I apologize for hijacking this thread temporarily. I have opted out of a union before, and yes caught a minor amount of grief for it. I don't like unions and could care less about how I was treated (which wasn't really bad). Let other sheep pay for union bosses to take luxury vacations.
Rodger, Roger, whatever works for you.
You obviously have no idea what influence the pilot union has had on legislation and safety standards in this industry. The good news is there's a cure for ignorance -- it's called learning. You have an opportunity now to learn. I can't help you if you refuse to learn.
I didn't touch Detroit because Detroit has nothing to do with unions, and we're not allowed to talk about politics on this forum.
Do I tell everyone who is lazy that they are lazy to their face? Of course not. I have the common discretion to keep such opinions to myself. What you've done is quite different. You have said things behind your captains' backs that you will never say to their face. I don't hide behind a cryptic screen name and hope nobody ever reads what I write and figures out it was me. I expect that everything I write will be read by my mother, my wife, my daughter, and my employer -- and if I'd have a problem saying any of it in their presence, I don't say it. So, when I type here that you're acting like a spineless coward, that means I would have no problem saying that to your face -- it has nothing to do with your genetalia.
You can continue to speak from a position of ignorance, or you can choose to educate yourself. It's up to you.
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