Who's had enough? I have ...

Age 65 Stance

I expect the leadership of the Union to represent the majority of pilots. Period. Don't act like your my Dad and do what you think is best without my (our) input -- read this as conducting a VOTE of the membership-- not Wilson Center polling.

Thanks for the representation guys! Well done. I can't believe no one guy on the MEC spoke up and said, "This issue is critical, we need to send it to the membership for a vote". Let the pilots decide. Didn't happen. Unanimous -- means not one person had the stones to say something.

FDA LOA

I expect the leadership to negotiate GAINS -- not break even, not give backs. FDX makes an exorbinant amount of money annually because of the hard work of its employees and sound business practices. FDX can afford to PROPERLY offset FDA financial concerns for pilots and their families.

This LOA represents the "low ball" offer regardless of the assurances that this is as good as it gets ... I don't trust the company with the written or spoken word anymore. Just like professional sports -- you get what you negotiate and what the market will bear. I say we tell Maliniak, Cassell, and Lewis, to go ... back to the table.

The Scope guarantees (is there really such a thing?) would be nice, but not taken along with this PATHETIC, WOEFULLY INADEQUATE POS LOA!

VOTE NO. PERIOD. Show some spine and stand up!

Wear your ALPA lanyards INSIDE OUT and your pins UPSIDE DOWN. Quite a few DISENFRANCHISED MEMBERS are doing this. I think it sends a very telling message -- we aren't going to quit the Union, but the Union has fallen well short of expectations.

Times like these make me question the INTELLIGENCE of pilots negotiating on behalf of pilots VS. a Fortune 500 company like FDX. Never take investment advice from a fellow pilot, never follow some get rich scheme from a fellow pilot, never go into business with another pilot ... should I place my current/future earnings and quality of life in the hands of negotiators who took an ALPA sponsored negotiating course and call themselves qualified? Well, I guess we do since this is all we've got.

IMO -- Much rather have professional negotiators do the dirty work. Then we can FIRE THEM when they don't get the job done! What a concept!

As for our elected/volunteer representatives spending upwards of 3 hours on 2 separate occasions addressing the concerns of our pilot group -- thanks for the sacrifice. If it hurts so much: step down, leave, quit, whatever it takes.

I feel my 1.95% of earnings is a complete waste over these 2 issues. Relatively satisfied with contract negotiations. Not great, just OK. But thanks for the efforts by the NC and MEC. Age 65 and the FDA LOA have shown either a severe case of misguided judgement and/or post contract negotiations APATHY. You decide.

FOLKS, WE NEED TO CLEAN HOUSE.

At least we get to vote on the FDA LOA. Thanks for that.

VOTE NO!