Originally Posted by Flying Ninja
My question is, if a lot of pilots feel like they're underpaid and that low time pilots are causing problems, etc., why the hell would any of you pilots not strike and take down a major airline or two to prove to the other airlines that pilots are not willing to take concessions anymore because management fuxed up! The truth is, people who are flying for an airline like their pay checks (however big or small), and no one seem to have the balls to say, "screw the pay check, let's take them down!" So as long as pilots don't take a stand and bring down a big one, nothing is going to change for the better.
Just look at what happened at NWA. The pilots took yet another pay cut. You think it's going to be different at Delta? I think not. Drop the retarded kids off at the pool or get off the crapper. All this talk isn't going to get anyone anywhere. It's time people talk about getting pilots to take action, not point fingers at management, low time pilots, each other, etc. Take down a major and you'll see pilot life improve over night.
The reason that Major's pilots can't strike to protect their jobs is because the same shady types that are willing to cut corners to get into the industry will DEFINATELY stab them in the back so they can say "I fly a boeing now". You say these guys should strike and take down a major, well I don't know what you do to earn a living but striking to kill your company and lose the senority that you have is NOT the idea here. Yes, striking can work if it brings the QOL up although some at the bottom might take a year off for it. However, why would anyone want to just "take down a major". This would mean that all those guys that had worked for many years to ensure a stable retirement would lose everything.
I keep telling myself I won't respond to the "Ignorance" found in these type threads, but it pains me to no end to see people running so blindly into their own demise that I always give in.
XtremeF150