Originally Posted by
757Driver
Absolutely. The new bid comes out and of course the first comment is about our dreaded scabs and the 787. As Bearcat points out there are quite a few full term CAL strikers on that thing who also flew combat missions in Vietnam. Can't think of more worthy types to be honored by our Union but all we hear about is the great 29 day UAL strike.
Most of you, as well as myself, aren't fit to wipe these guys boots yet you don't hear one peep about them from your side. Pathetic, IMO.
As for the brake release, I really don't think YOU want to go down that route as its shameful at best.
Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding here... but are you coming on to a public forum and suggesting that we should release the parking brake prior to push to start the pay clock? You do realize that a willful violation of SOP makes an FSAP worthless right? Ask the guys who sucked the PC Air hose through the engine during start at the gate (3-5 million in damage) how that investigation would have gone had they released the brakes to get on the clock before the event happened.
Again, I may be misunderstanding your point, and if I am disregard