Originally Posted by Route66

I could never pontificate on what the future holds. Nostradamus I am not. As far as what arbitrators can and will do I can only say the same. The future is at best cloudy on that matter. But here is the point.....that when a union.....like the APA, like Bates and Roghair (who were the two at the USAPA meeting at that time) preaching about how THEIR futures were in jeopardy and they needed us to merge the rest of the APA (and the AAPSIC) have very short memories. Whom they then turn around and negotiate a contract that even today they "b---h" about when THEY negotiated.

And do you really think the APA has the clout to make any difference about pilot decision making when they can't even decide JUMPSEAT or OCCUPATIONAL SENIORITY issues and they need a third party to come in and tell THEM whom they can discriminate against to make their idea of "seniority" whatever THEY envision to be "fair and equitable"?

Here is what the APA JUST SAID TODAY:



So tell me Mr. Union man.......what are you and the APA going to do about the company definition of "leap of faith"? Talk them to death? So in reality what does "occupational seniority" really mean in the grand scheme of things? Not even a fart out of a mosquitos but hole to them. Only to the "onion". I'm collecting over $300,000 a year for many years while you guys "p&m" about "seniority" and the "fairness" (or lack thereof) of unity and "onions".

I'm really happy I'm raking it in. Obviously you guys aren't.