Originally Posted by
beernutt
Do you really believe that ‘all the attempts’ (one, according to the latest MEC communique) were selfless, philanthropic ‘attempts at engaging the company to help’?
Of course they are not “selfless or philanthropic.” We are not a charity.
Of course not. The Association wants things in return, and the company is not willing to give them, or, it seems, even talk about them. Why? Maybe, just maybe, it’s because of some of the reasons I’ve proposed.
Or maybe, just maybe it’s because the Company just doesn’t want to because of reasons that others have proposed.
Yes, I see it as the same direction. A direction charted and maintained by our MEC. If you had a belligerent, confrontational neighbor would you call him and ask to borrow his lawnmower? Or if he called and said he’s got a great deal for you would you be interested? Or even answer the phone at all?
The same can be said about how management is dealing with the pilots.
I regret commenting on this thread. It’s political, and like all politics it becomes a matter of how people feel versus how things are. I’m probably way off base with my assumptions about how we got to where we are in negotiations with the company. Maybe the union is totally in the right and it’s all the company’s fault. I don’t know. But it sure seems like things have gotten a lot uglier in the past 5 years. I guess it’s just business.
First, I’m glad you did comment. I obviously disagree with you but that’s what debate is all about. Frankly, I think the relationship has deteriorated because of both sides being more intransigent. Who knows how it got started. But, in the current situation we find ourselves in, I think the Union has been putting out an olive branch and saying “let’s work on this together” but has been rebuffed by the Company. So I’m all for “winding the clock.”
Denny