Originally Posted by
Whocares2016
That's awesome that a large amount of pilots showed up. One question for you guys who have been in a contract fight before though. What is the main objective of an event like this? Obviously it doesn't cost the company money like a mass sick call or something like that so is it to get public attention for the situation or to show Spirit management that the group is willing to unite to make management feel some pressure?
First and foremost it's unifying for the pilots. It shows us that the rest of us care and will work together toward the common goal. It doesn't cost management anything now but it shows them we are united.
Bendo comes in to recurrent saying the NC is not negotiating on our behalf because it serves to divide. Large participation at these events will prove him wrong.
It's bad press for shareholders. If we were frontier this wouldn't mean **** but we are public and bobby and John have to field questions about labor risk when these events have high attendance and catch press.
As attendance at the picketing events rose rapidly and they became more frequent both SW and delta saw their second TAs. It could be a coincidence or it could be that management sees the pilot group as a true unified force not just a few guys at the table. Those guys represent a much larger force.
I would advise green lanyards and silence when management comes to visit ground school. Their questions are calculated and the answers used against us at the table.