Originally Posted by
Busboy
So, you're saying that if we don't pass this LOA...The company will hire foreign pilots to do it? I can't wait to hear how you jumped to this conclusion. If they didn't want to fix the LOA...Why wouldn't they just open the FDAs under our current CBA, without the "enhanced" package?
Never mind... don't bother trying to answer this.
I hate us! I really, really hate us!
BUSBOY,
I don't know what the company has planned. I only know that we are becoming a "global" company. Open skies, shell game organizational structures, and who knows what the future holds. Fedex continues to buy foreign companies...and if I'm not incorrect, we already own a chinese airline as of not too recently, or entered into an agreement with one.
I don't want to give FDX a single excuse or chance to find a way to do it without us.
That doesn't mean vote for the LOA, or vote it down. Just offering thoughts for discussion.
My comments are only based upon past precedents. Cathay and Atlas are two examples. Our brand is reliability, so that is the best thing going for us now to keep Fedex Pilots flying Fedex freight.
Cathay however had no problem finding qualified off the street guys that were willing to cross picket lines and WH*RE themselves at the cost of unionized pilots trying to improve their lot in life and their rights. Chinese courts didn't help them out later, even though their company clearly violated their contract on several accounts.
If I knew what was going to happen or what they were thinking, I sure wouldn't be here posting, I'd be buying stock somewhere.
I also bring up our past performance on holding the line. We told our pilots not to bid Subic due to the RLA not applying extraterratorially. Our pilots filled it up with no problem for those few tax free shekels due to the Subic free trade zone aggreement that the company helped include our pilots in.
The company on the postal contract didn't come back with anything better when we said no...
And for a while, our only growth appears to be geared in the international arena. So...
The LOA is lacking. Significantly. I'm one of the guys that would like to go there. The education and health care issues are my big sticking points. I"m on the fence and will continue to look at what plays out.
Again, just putting out food for thought, no crystal ball here.
I think it is clear why the company wants to pass this LOA. Saves money and provides some manning stability on their part.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend at home. I am for a change.