Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Some areas in those locales are. Some aren't. One can hardly expect to be the most highly paid person in every community unless one is Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos. To do so is an unreasonable expectation. Once you convince the Arbitrator that your demands are unreasonable (extra points for demanding them in a threatening or demeaning manner) you have gone a long way towards LOSING the arbitration.
Now you can either ego-trip and act like a jerk or you can use tactics that actually work. Which would you prefer?
Again, are you in court?
Also, on the topic of tactics that work, what HASN'T worked is putting out dry statistics to people that are not already sympathetic to pilots. The Daily Show (which I hate being leftist disinformation) is far more effective at accomplishing their objectives than a Senator on CSPAN. Personally, I watch CSPAN but most people don't. Part of our objective ought to be the penetration of the public opinion of pilots. This has to be done using a variety of non-traditional techniques. Claiming I'm using hyperbole is an exaggeration. Hyperbole would be like saying that JB pilots are paid 80% below their peers. Otherwise you are simply comparing literary techniques subjectively. It's not like I'm creating a false narrative claiming Russian collusion.
Perhaps you should be more energized to direct your opposition to your employer. They are the ones saying that JBALPA isn't bringing propositions to the table via company email. Why don't you start tearing apart the latest anti-union email from BJ on its merits. It's quite the work of spin.
Equal pay for equal work.