Originally Posted by
B727DRVR
Hey Hershey, that was pretty rude...
A fellow pilot came to you with a constructive suggestion, and you demean him/her with a snide remark. Heck, it's fortunate that Jesus' disciples used proper punctuation or you might not have taken them seriously either because their finger got hung while typing in their cell phone or ipad.
For every company apologist who says "if you don't like it here, just quit", I tell them "if you don't like what your Union is doing, then get involved." One of our best Union leaders was a staunch anti-ALPA guy.. Guess what? He made a huge difference in steering the contract talks and served his fellow pilots admirably; He is now a Teamster at Atlas. He eventually forgave ALPA when he saw what they did for our pilot group, during and after our Company was in business. If you don't like the way the things are going, then why don't you get involved instead of demeaning your fellow pilots who are volunteering their own personal time tor try to better all your pilots. Try it, you might like it.
If it were a one time thing, sure, I'll let it pass. Every post he has multiple exclamation points after it like he is yelling in every one of them. I tell him I can't take him seriously because of it and I'm the A-hole? Talk to me like we are in the same room, not like we are standing by an APU. I'll have a constructive debate or conversation with anyone!!!!! See how stupid that looks.
That's a nice story, 727. I thought about getting involved with ALPA and maybe after the dust settles I will consider it again with the IBT. At this point in time though I cannot see myself working with them considering the current state of affairs. I've flown with a rep recently and we had some civil, constructive conversations. Something both sides could benefit from. If bjt was serious and not being facetious then thanks for the suggestion.