Originally Posted by
Saltlife85
work4life:
Vx was non union for its first few years then voted in ALPA and was working towards a good first contract. Would we have secured a good first CBA? I don’t know, look at Jetblue and decide. A lot of us hired here were hired during a downturn in the industry, the majors weren’t calling like they are now. But your just a newbie to the airlines so I understand your complete lack of knowledge. It wasn’t to long ago that Usair, UAL, CAL, JB and others had crappy rates and gutted pensions and contracts. They’ve now fought to recapture a lot that was lost in the late 90’s and 2000’s while you were out keeping our country safe, and I thank you for that. But please don’t dare call us “almost scab-like”. That word is for one thing and one thing only. Don’t ever forget that, pal. There’s a LOT of former ALPA legacy carrier folks here who’ve had their careers pulled out from under them and made the move to Virgin in the 2006-2010 and on timeframe to rebuild what they lost. Now we have to all come together and collectively move Alaska on to a better future for all. We will fight hard for contract 2020. They have nearly 900 ****ed off and engaged “scab-like” pilots, as you so cowardly called us, joining the Alaska ranks and we are ready to fight for contract we all deserve. .. rant over
You have some valid arguments and I’ll retract my scab comment. However, I find it commical when ex VA pilots spout off on here about how they are going to enforce the contract and teach this weak pilot group how things are going to change when you yourselves are willing to bend the contract on a whim if it benefits you. PBS until March? Really?
I still have a few friends at Alaska and wish all of you the best in 2020. Whiners and cry babies like OCDPee can perhaps put their words into action instead of blaming the Alaska pilot group, considering none of you were there when things went down in ‘05, ‘08, and ‘13.