Originally Posted by
akfrtdwg 57
To be fair your saying its ok for ATI management to acknowledge it as a strike but ALPA not to. Which is it a strike or not? I think ALPA could make the case that its not considered informational picketing in the eyes of ATI management so therefore we are going to honor the strike. And if thats the case the ATI guys are losing their leg to stand on to keep flying. Just my perspective.
I made a couple of calls this morning asking why ALPA has not been more involved. The main answer was unlike almost every single strike by non ALPA pilots in the past there was zero coordination from ABX prior to the strike. They did not notify ALPA, request any assistance or provide a declaration of what is considered struck work. As of this morning they have still done none of the above. ALPA is currently awaiting the judges decision on the legality of the strike and will assist ABX in any legal way possible if asked. Formulating a response and plan takes time. Prior coordination would have assisted in that greatly.