Originally Posted by
Whale Driver
Obviously!
I want change, BIG change. I want pit bulls, not Chihuahuas. I have one vote and so do you. We will see what happens.
Why would I want to "alienate" those that have been here a year or so? The bottom half of the seniority list seems to be the predominate ones that actually want/require real change here. Many have been in hardcore battles for years with the remaining "Lorenzo" disciples at prior carriers.
I will tell you what I do not want........ The representation/negotiation that has been going on here for two decades. They chose the arbitrator that heard the final amalgamation, yea, the same guy that gave Alaska management more than they wanted in their concessionary CBA. Nice choice! They also chose "Rick Dubinsky" as the professional negotiator, what a waste of space. A politician, maybe?
I will also tell you "What (who) I am willing to give up?"
KM!
i always thought the arbitrator was chosen by the strikeout method where each party strikes an arbitrator off the common list until only one is left. are you saying you think the negotiating committee did it differently? plus he only arbitrated one section and two subsection - scope was the major thing and if i rmember the e-mails right the negotiating committee was trying to get a parent letter and the the arbitor said no.
here is what i see; i have watched this board for along time. they started this board in 2005 and i watched pprune before that. i have been in this industry 30+ years. and have seen what happens when a whacko gets elected by the membership. the company will hire the cheapest backstreet lawyer they can and everytime there is supposed to be a negotiation, no management will come,,,,only that lawyer. that lawyer will then negotiate uniforms, and parking at your base, for three years, until somone more reasonable gets elected. i have seen it happen before and didn't want to see it here. so i started posting again. i guess that is a crime to you and others.
currently that slate that is being attacked has two whackos one old atlas whacko and a whacko who stated to me, on a flight, that his unwritten agenda was to take us back to alpa. they also have a guy who has a penchant for posting sensitive negotiations on this board. they have one ex-polar ex-steward who did absolutely nothing during his tenure as a steward,,,,except make some movies while on med days. and they have another polar guy who is a great guy and well thought of but who will be going to fedex as soon as they start hiring. this slate claims they have rounded up 400 guys to vote for them....
so yes, i think people should know who they are voting for. and i think it was time for me to start posting again.