Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Well, anytime things like this happen, we need to try to learn from it. Lots of great comments about the learning points of staying engaged and never shutting up or giving up. But tops on my list is our old friend the memory rat. This new amendment to our PWA is over 20 pages and touches many aspect of our working lives. How on Earth could this have not gone to MEMRAT? And please don't use the excuse of cost as that's such an obvious red herring.
I applaud our reps from NYC, MSP, DTW, the F/O rep from CVG and the training rep in ATL. Regardless of where you stood on the TA itself, the fact that you gentlemen pushed to have the pilots you represent decide such a comprehensive change to the PWA makes me very proud of you. The 11 reps who voted against having the pilots decide should be recalled immediately. Regardless of where you stood on the merits of the TA, you've failed in the most basic duty of being a rep.
Donatelli must be recalled immediately as well. For someone touted as such a tough guy with strike committee experience, he's shown himself to be every bit as weak and aligned with management's interests as O'Malley. He tried to snow the pilots he's supposed to be looking out for. Deception shouldn't be rewarded with continued tenure.
I urge the pilots of the LAX, SLC, SEA, CVG and ATL bases to make the rep changes that will also make the MEC chairman change. Let's try to get this right before Section 6 for C2015 begins. We've got almost a year to go. Lets get this right!
Carl
Carl,
Mind your own base. While applauding the pandering you overlooked that the efforts of one you applaud wasn't even there (he phoned it in by proxy, yeah ... applause).
As a DPA supporter and separatist bent on disunity it does not surprise me that you would like to see a true blue died in the wool labor guy like Donatelli gone. (I think he is terrific)
You probably could care less that pilots who lost pay as a result of a PD (taking one for the team) would have their pay restoration delayed by needless memrat while the issue hung in the balance and possibly was lost as a result of DPA grenade throwing. You figure the improvements in pay, crew rest and clarifications on reserve will not effect you.
Save us the reposts of DPA advocates' poorly considered talking points. Like your friends you do not care if we support our negotiators by ratifying what we've told management is a "deal," twice. You probably think our team aren't "professionals" and as such you want them to fail in hope of offsetting a ever depleting box of expiring cards.
You count on the more rational, smarter and more disciplined among your pilot group to carry the load while you run amok throwing grenades at them. So, I applaud the reps who stood up, took responsibility and represented us.
Besides they will not move your jet to Atlanta until the end of the year
