Originally Posted by
sleeves
Whatever man. Post number 4 quoted above is a dig at the CAL pilot group. Intrepids reply points out that the UAL group is not without its own distasteful acts. I don't know of anyone who wrote such letters but I am sure some did, I believe Cal MGT did. As you said a competitor was competing. I agree with what Andy has pointed out, not much difference between the two campaigns.
Hoss what your post above represents is the double standard I see at times displayed. One act is distasteful if committed against LUAL yet justified if committed against LCAL because of our past. I got news for you, LCAL is part of OUR airlines history now, yours and mine at UCH.
Sleeves-You need to understand the perspective. At the time, CAL was a total SCAB airline. Putting them out of business was a worthy goal. That would mean Lorenzo FAILED. It took those of us at EAL (yes, I am one of them) to drive the stake into his heart at the expense of our jobs. I would do it again a thousand times, because we are ALL better off without that miserable excuse of a BFMF. And make no mistake; it was the Eastern pilots strike of 1989 that took him down. Did we have our share of scabs? We did. But, there were enough of us to ensure his failure. Do your homework on the history of our (ALPA-and yes, it's not them, it's us) union and it's fight against Lorenzo types. They've existed since the 30s and have been our mortal enemy since. Smisek is just a renewed iteration of the same ilk. He HATES unionized employees and pilots in particular. The ONLY reason we are not out-sourced like the out station agents is that he can't; because of our ALPA negotiated contracted and the very real shortage of qualified pilots. Rant complete.