Originally Posted by
onedolla
I agree, I wish we'd see the union doing things right now in between contracts (and while the majority of the other airlines are in negotiations) to bring the pilot group together, get people better informed on things we want next time. I don't think it's ever too soon to be looking forward, and let's face it, with this group, and the animosity people have towards each other, ie. yes vs no voters, outspoken (77) vs status quo, people too busy celebrating small individual "wins" in the current contract, "we're too many cycles away from a good contract", "we have to wait 8 years why bother now", etc, the union has its work cut out for it. Or, if they don't think it's worth their trouble, they should delegate some group (with the appropriate resources) to get this long process going.
Yeah 70% of the guys here think this is or was originally a great contract, 30% don't, 50% seem to be lying about how they voted, but it doesn't matter anymore. We need to try and get everyone on the same side now, and with the amount of division we have now, it's going to take some time to do that.
You mean like the LEC meetings where maybe 10 people show up?
If only half the people in the WhatsApp groups and APC filed NCCs instead of just complaining online, things might change. Instead I watch the poor Union LEC Reps and other Union volunteers beg people on WhatsApp, to send them an email to document something. But no that's too hard. Maybe we could get the Arbitrators to accept WhatsApp posts as valid NCCs since half our pilot group can't find the SPA website? [emoji848][emoji849]
Or the Hotel Committee chairman on WhatsApp, begging for documentation on hotel complaints. Nah too hard to fill out a form, my complaint on WhatsApp should suffice.
We are a very entitled and extremely uninformed group when it comes to the content of our contract. I don't care if you love it or hate it... just know it!
We constantly post things like "where is our Union on this!? We are the Union! Get involved in the process! Whoever the MEC Officers are, support them and show unity! Hate the company bean counters not the guys volunteering their time fighting them.
Oh and if possible can we wear the lanyard next time? I mean I know some of us wanna make our own lanyard, cause we had a better idea than the Union green one. And some of us look too pretty in the Navy pants to have a lanyard that is green or red and doesn't match.
But pretty please with a cherry on top, can we at least wear the lanyard next time? A small request since 90% of us are too busy to fill out NCCs or show up to picketing events.