Originally Posted by
Nevjets
Because it’s better than no union at all despite the negatives. Any organization made up humans will have negatives, that applies to management as well. And they have enforceable contracts AND an association to advocate for them. Plus, being union pilot means more than having an enforceable contract.
PS Most Americans aren’t airline pilots. But most American airline pilots are union.
I am not anti-union. I am skeptical that REGIONAL AIRLINE pilot unions are effective however. That is not saying anything bad about unions per se, just that the somewhat transient nature of the people at regional airlines combined with the disadvantages that airline unions suffer under the RLA makes it very difficult for the airlines to BE effective. Even if the NMB was indeed a level playing field (and we all know it isn’t) and if all the union pilot reps were going to actually be around in three years (and we all know they aren’t) it would STILL be difficult for the regional unions to be effective. Knowing they are going to be facing rookies at the negotiations and that they have an advantage with the NMB, of course the management people are going to play hardball.