Originally Posted by
krudawg
The only Dogma being tossed around on THAT forum is Marxist. Let me be clear, there is not a free exchange of ideas on THAT board unless you are talking about the contract and even then you could find yourself being accused of being a scab. That board tosses the word SCAB around for anything they don't like. I happen to believe a SCAB is one who crosses a picket line. According to many who were around in '85 there were a bunch of loud-mouth tough-talking ALPA members who crossed the line during the strike. So I personally am very suspicious of those who toss the word SCAB about and assign that term to anybody they happen to disagree with. But there are way too many blowhards talking about political Marxist thoughts and way too few who are willing to take them to task for their left-wing socialist utopian drivel. It's not being a delicate flowers it's more like running the gauntlet and getting kicked in the teeth every time you try to counter the argument. I have been threatened physically for merely suggesting that I disagree. That is a THUG mindset. I chose to leave.
it is true. plenty of alpa members crossed picket lines in 83 at uch south and in 85 at uch north. and my tie-tack wearing fo's are almost always the biggest company men when it comes to flying with head colds, waiving duty and rest limits, and rushing through airports to try and make up time lost by poor management policies. the tie-tack is to unionism as the cross is to catholicism : mostly just an empty symbol of something that used to have real meaning. just my thoughts.