Originally Posted by
AllForTheWookie
I am all for standing together and singing kumbaya but this is taking to too far. Posting peoples names on a public forum is unethical and discriminatory. YOU have no idea the life circumstances of ANY of these individuals! Each person has the right to choose how they lead their lives and in NO WAY do we have the right to judge them for it. If someone wants to use their 5 JRMs or take all the phone calls, releases or MUP they are offered that is their choice.
You think this helps us get closer to a contract? By tearing ourselves apart? Management loves this stuff, keeps us fighting between ourselves. At the last pub event I attending two pilots almost came to blows. Ridiculous!
How can we expect to be paid and treated like professionals when we act like children not getting what they want?
Do they love this stuff? I'm sure mismanagement likes to see that there are some that are not unified and will exploit that. But I can tell you from sitting on the other side of the table in a different life, there will be pure panic and outright threats by mismanagement when the first irop hits and they cannot cover any of the flying. The media kills them and the BOD starts getting involved as well as lawsuits threatened.
It absolutely helps. If you don't like it or the other players here don't like it, get another stream of revenue going doing something else. That's what I learned a long time ago. They need me more than I need them and it's becoming more apparent everyday.