Originally Posted by
NERD
Lots of back and forth here. Reality is that Carl, gszg, sailiing, slow play , pineapple, alpha, etal's generation have done an extremely poor job at improving this Profession. Crazy thing is that WE( mid seniority thru new hires) continues to put up with their BS. We have the votes and if people from our ranks would run ( thank you ACL and NUGUY) we can begin the long road to repair the damage their generation has done.
Well, wait a minute.
I have rallied against some of the decisions made by these men. But, let us be fair in our consideration of events. We all know this chart, we have lived this chart:
Our labor representatives had to make choices, tough choices, often at the risk of losing more in front of a Judge. This was probably the worst revenue environment ever faced by a labor organization.
Look around ... seriously, take a moment to think about who survived. When labor got too tough, they got killed. I love the stand Eastern Air Lines took ... their pilots are unemployed for their effort. None have ever bought a cup of coffee or beer in my presence and none ever will. Sprit's one of the few winners in the labor wars and guess who their strike leader was ... our MEC Chair.
Since things have turned around our MEC (some new blood, but many experienced hands) have been effective at capturing pay and benefits for our pilots. They live under the same contract we do. Just like us they want the best for our pilot group.
Yeah, we have difficult work ahead of us. We should thank God it appears our work will be in a better environment than what our predecessors have faced.