Originally Posted by
9mikemike
Great ideas....
A couple things to overcome.
1) Little to no unity, very little prior to the merger, even less after.
2) Complete lack of contractual awareness. Very little before the merger even less after.
The route to a better contract and a better job are both at the top of those very steep hills.....
We have the best MEC in 30 years, solid LEC’s, with a few exceptions our Committee chairs are motivated
and hard working.
None of which will change our outcome if we cant find unity and dont start enforcing our current CBA with an
iron fist. These are the same problems we have faced for 30 years and they are worse post merger than pre merger
You’re right, we’ve got a lot to overcome. I don’t see why we can’t achieve just that though. The top 4 airlines pilot groups have all successfully navigated through the fog of gutted contracts, bankrupt companies, poor labor relations, merged seniority lists and pilot animosity brought about by those mergers. I think the number of “woke” pilots grows daily. I haven’t flown with one guy/gal in at least two years that thinks our contract is sufficient. Sure some are more militant than others but nobody thinks we’re getting what we’re worth.
I agree, we’ve got a great set of guys leading this group in the MEC, LEC’s and NC. Like you say, the best in 30 years. This Union leadership is made up of both L-VX and L-AS and is proof to me that things are changing for the better and we are overcoming some of the pitfalls associated with mergers.
I also believe that unity is increasing. We may not be sitting on the crew room floor in circles singing kumbaya but we are starting to direct our discontent toward management instead of each other. That’s a big first step. The petty infighting is starting to dampen down as far as I can tell.