Originally Posted by
Texasbound
Unfortunately, it is forums like this, and social media in general that doom us to failure.
Industry leaders do not post online their wishes, tactics, and complain about the greedy pilots. They keep quiet and play the game. We should let our union leaders speak for us.
When we speak individually, we are not a union, and it is used against us.
then we lose.
REALLY? People communicating with each other and educating each other is what dooms us to failure?
REALLY?
OR is it maybe a union and union leadership who don't believe in the RLA or the tools it provides?
Is it maybe a union and the union leadership who refuse, either out of laziness, stupidity, arrogance, or obstinance, to educate themselves and educate the membership on the RLA and the tools available to us?
Is it maybe a union and union leadership who don't acknowledge, and outright DISMISS, the aspects of a law that have been touted legally by airlines themselves and members of the National Mediation Board? .....either out of laziness, stupidity, arrogance, or obstinance.
Are we really doomed to failure because pilots openly and freely communicate with one another, help one another, and educate each other on the law under which we work?
Or are you really afraid that the sheep will stand up to the ignorance that exists at our union level and demand appropriate representation from our elected officials?
Do we maybe have a larger danger from our elected officials, those same union leaders, who collude with the company to waive our contract, hide it from the membership, and the lie about it once they're caught red handed?
People who refuse to communicate, refuse to educate themselves, and naively let the "union leadership speak for them" are simply happy in their warm blanket of ignorance, which is perpetuated by this union "leadership," and then vote "yes" simply because "Jon told them to."
Union leadership NEVER speaks for me! The union asks questions of the company. Then, I speak for me with my vote!
People like you are what dooms us to failure!