Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Well I guess at the time I made the statement the two reps I spoke with were lying.
Is that the best you can come up with sailingfud? You act as if that's the only possible explanation; they're liars!
I have no doubt they were telling the truth. That doesn't mean THEY weren't lied to. Or maybe just not told the whole truth. If you think the MEC is running the show you are living in a fantasy world. The NC and Master Chairman, along with the Shadow MEC do. They are the real power players. The rest, like you and I, are along for the ride.
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I guess the other pilots who spoke with their reps had lying reps also.
see above
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Then several days later the negotiating committee put out a letter where they unequivocally stated no pay proposals had been exchanged.
Do you remember during the 777 negotiations when the MEC directed the NC to stop negotiating with the company on the 777, because the company was stonewalling? And then several weeks later Malone/Giambusso called a Special Meeting in Atlanta and, much to the surprise of the reps, announced that a TA had been reached on the 777??? All while no negotiations were going on. Amazing how that happened. How could that be sailingfud?
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
We're they also liars?
First off sailingfud, it's "were," not "we are."
The reps are the next last to know what's going on. We're the last. The Chief Pilots likely know more of what's going on at the table than the MEC.
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You guys are acting like a bunch of flight attendants latching on to every rumor anyone with a Internet connection can post.
Just like the rumor of 4/8/3/3 sailingfud. The agreement that you said would never pass. Until you advocated strongly for it.
Are you going to do the same thing again this time, or are you just going to come out of the chute strongly for it? What's your strategy this time? Going to mix it up or go with what worked last time?