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Originally Posted by
sovt
I guess you haven't been paying attention over the past 3 years. Fact of the matter is we are not going to willingly give you something you are not entitled to. The company gave you guys a 3 year head start on the Captain grab and you guys continue to complain that you didn't get to steal enough. Bet you signed-on to UAL seniority do over lawsuit - you are not going to win. You can regurgitate what you read on the internet but facts bear out that UAL ALPA has done far more for the pilot profession and that includes CAL and the CAL era prior to Lorenzo. If you think you got screwed, you have to ask yourself if you were really entitled.
In my 27+ years of airline flying including, three major airlines, two bankruptcy filings, three mergers, three difficult contract negotiations and three furloughs I have never seen or heard of the kind of stuff that has gone on here.
What you guys have conviently forgotten is UAL was dead in the water without CAL. I know you don't wish to hear it but facts are facts. Your company had not invested in their product for over a decade. Aircraft that were marginally maintained much less upgraded.
You guys continually harp about JP being the bad guy. Well at least he fought for the group he was charged to represent. Now that we have one MEC I'm sure I can count on them representing one group; the former L-UAL group
In closing, I am not part of any suit. For a number of reasons it is destined to fail. As to your premiss that the UAL ALPA has done wonders for the pilot profession, well, you are delusional. Remember the summer of 2000. Great job. You guys got the general public, the legal profession and congress so ****ed off that the thought of any work action by any group gets shut down in court. Great job guys.