Originally Posted by
full of luv
Isn't your union who you elect?
I am far from an apologist, but when the union has to negotiate in an environment of big/losses/bk it doesn't give them much leverage. Add in the RLA and pretty much the inability to ever strike again at a major airline, and you have nearly two decades of controlling the slide of the profession into the oblivion.
Why do the young volunteer at your airline? Maybe it's because they feel like the have the most to lose and without the benefit of seniority, the most to lose in QOL by crappy work rules.
I'd love to vote and have a say but we have "block representation" which basically means the biggest/largest base has the majority vote. In our case, SEA is it. The other 3 bases are helpless-puppets come to mind. Whatever almighty SEA says goes along with a pretty good arm twisting.
I'm sure the junior guys initially go into the job with a clear conscience/goal but none of them have survived the lobotomy performed by ALPO and company manipulators. If you resist, you will be an outcast. The Judas Symdrome is well and alive. So sad to give up one's soul for a few bucks and weekends off. If the mind is sick, the body cannot be cured.