Originally Posted by
EA CO AS
"No waivers! No favors! Fly the contract!" which really means, "I'm willing to screw over my customers and co-workers so I can show management I'm ticked that I didn't get everything I wanted!" isn't a great way to exhibit the value you bring to the table.
Incorrect. It sounds that way, but every single pilot, and every single union member in every industry should follow that advice. To do otherwise completely undermines the entire process, and in our industry it undermines the RLA and the blood which has been shed in order to achieve much of what has been gained.
It isn't "screw the company". The company already agreed to the terms. It's the company that continually violates the contract, not the other way around. Companies can also file grievances... but they never do, because the pilot group doesn't violate the contract, and if they do, it's to "help the company".
This is all union 101...