Originally Posted by
Jackson28
Ok, I bite on this one. Here is what I see, a contract, that has so many LOA's that you really can't tell what is going on. When you finally figure it out, you realize that most LOA's favor the company and render the original contract useless, so in my book definitely not great negotiating in the past and if that is supposed to be my indicator for the future then I take my chances with new leadership.
Spotty communication at best and many broken promises. I do see communications for free booze and food which is supposedly the fun part of my dues at work at a time when it seems almost everybody but us is getting pay raises.
Have I volunteered, yes I did, but it seems to be a "closed club" that is not easy to get into.
Bottom line, I stay with my original statement that there is a conflict on interest due to how close all of these guys are to flowing and the fact that nothing is put up for a vote to the pilot group but they get to decide what is acceptable in their opinion.
And last, like it or not we have 3 different pilot groups at the moment with each having their own agenda which is not helping either.
There are some truths here and some not so truths. Our contract is a nightmare, you are correct. it is hard to understand and find the correct section, especially because the company doesn't want to amend sections that lead to an LOA that may over ride it. Not much can be done about this, other than education.
Communications from the MEC are touchy. Everyone wants more but when there isn't anything meaningful to announce, everyone ****s on the emails about them not having anything of substance. So, do you send emails and **** everyone off or dont send as many until there is actually something to say, which of course ****es everyone off for lack of communication. Damed if you do damed if you dont on this one.
I wouldn't say "most" of the LOA's favor the company. As you may have already read, several people feel they certainly help pilots in a lot of ways. Do they all, no, but I dont think most are against the pilot group. I guess this is subjective in how they effect you directly, so I won't try to persuade you. Some will get more from them than others.
The three pilot group argument is true, for now. Come December we will be down to a two pilot group, at least in my opinion. Anyway, I am not trying to disagree to disagree, I understand the frustrations but I dont think the blame rests solely on the MEC for this, at least not our current one.