Originally Posted by
Beachbum56
I appreciate your response. This is not a "I'm right, your wrong senario". There are many stages to making change occur and that a sic-out is a first step. Very passive and easy for many to participate in. Picketing would be a future endeavor. Can we agree on that?
Dude you have no idea what you're doing--this mentality will only hurt the pilot group.
You seem pretty new to the industry and extremely misinformed about what a pilot group's actual legal options are when they want to fight management--while I agree our ALPA chapter is not utilizing ANY of the LEGAL tools they have to turn the screws on mgmt/JO, a sick out is not a legal option in any way shape or form.
What you new folks don't understand is that most of the militant pilot actions you've probably read about in the past ALL occurred when there were very few other opportunities available for pilots. i.e., during recessions, furloughs, and mergers where guys were getting stapled.
In THIS hiring environment and in THIS economy, as a new 121 guy, YOUR back is not against the wall--fighting the company with misguided actions like this, instead of just speaking with your feet and going to Envoy? Well it's just plain stupid and anyone whose been through a REAL furlough when things were REALLY hard--well you just look like a foolish child to us old timers.
Basically, you're like a little kid pulling a gun on your boss and demanding more money/respect, while you are surrounded by people willingly offering you more money and respect. That's exactly what it looks like from my perspective.
Have more respect for yourself and your fellow crewmembers and take positive action to improve your situation in life by applying to Envoy/PSA/Endeavor and the majors.
Repeat after me: speak with your feet--not with a sickout.