Originally Posted by
IAHB756
I understand and respect all of that history. Don’t let my statement above act as a swipe at what was a unity exercise almost a decade ago by a pre-merger group of our pilots. While it wasn’t stressed at CAL to wear the ALPA pin on the tie(like it isn’t today at Delta), many of us former CAL pilots always did (and many of us did at various airlines prior to CAL as well). Today, I see an extremely high percentage of former CAL pilots wearing the pin on the tie, high enough to be visible with the blazer buttoned. While full “compliance” is certainly not the case (I wish it was just as I wished it was before the merger), the noticeable increase post merger is apparent. I’m hopeful a re-branding of the airline from the uniforms to the paint and logo will get us to the next level(uniform compliance and voluntary wearing of the pin by everyone). My glass is always half full.
As far as history goes the 'hats on hats off switch' was a complete comedic failure. I'm sure you can find one or two that will tell you we brought the company to their knees with the program.