Originally Posted by av8or

I get it OTZ. Seriously, I totally get where you’re coming from.

Honest question: (I know, it’s rare.) Clearly at some point you found “your lane” for QOL and financial success here at Alaska. It seems by reading your posts, that the formula is some combination of
A. Living in base. B. Taking maximum advantage of the stock purchase plan. C. Not worrying about the contract “failures”, but exploiting those “failures” to the max. You don’t worry about how it affects negotiations. You’re not concerned if it ****es others off. Your position seems to be “Look, we have a weak union, who’s delivered weak contracts, with weak leadership, BUT, if you know how to play the game and live in base, one can carve out a solid
QOL and livelihood.... as long as you spend less time worried about “the union” and focus all your energy on taking care of “you”. Stop worrying about the “collective good”... it’s pointless.

Just curious. Did you come to Alaska with a more let’s say “traditional” union membership philosophy of working together to negotiate and achieve our goals etc, and at some point get disillusioned by Kasher, management infiltration of our union leadership, etc? Or has your philosophy always been, “I don’t worry about the union, negotiations, the next contract, who it benefits, who it doesn’t, etc..... I make it work for ME, to the max.... and if that ****es you off... sorry.... not sorry.”

I’m just asking if cynicism and personal experience with the union and the company shaped your approach.

Again... honest question. You’re certainly not alone in your approach. Prob at least 1/3 of the pilot group agrees with you.