Originally Posted by
Sunvox
I will take the other side of the scab argument.
As a society we should strive to "rehabilitate" criminals.
With that thought in mind, I believe most folks would agree that crimes have a relative seriousness. Stealing one's job is serious, but, in my opinion, not worthy of a lifetime penalty. Some scabs with whom I have flown are reprehensible on their own merit today, others are not.
If you disagree, I ask you to read The Scarlet Letter.
I do not believe crossing a picket line is a lifetime offense. I believe there is room for forgiveness at some point in time. '
Witness the discussion among New Hires on the perception of an overly aggressive ALPA introduction as evidence that focusing on the past too much can be counter productive.
IT has to be lifetime Joe. Since 1983 (CAL) and 1985 (UAL) they have been stealing vacation, holidays, weekends, lines, CA seats, WB Seats, destinations, thousands of dollars a year, not only the jobs from the strike but the jobs of the furloughed pilots and the pilots who didn't get hired after the strike years. To top it all off they will steal your seat when non reving once retired because they have more seniority than you.
They didn't just steal a job when they crossed the line they stole EVERYTHING from you, me......everybody thats important in this career until the day they are dead. Scabs live the high life making 350 grand a year flying a WB around the world because pilots walked out to fight for that. They need to be reminded that they are terrible people.