Originally Posted by
Lewbronski
It’s not stacked against labor. It
is designed to draw out the negotiating process to minimize the chances of an interruption of commerce. In that sense, it’s tilted
toward the flying public. If it’s tilted against either side, it’s tilted against the less patient and less informed side. That side is usually labor in the airline industry. So, in that way, yes it’s tilted against labor. But it’s not the RLA that does the tilting, it’s labor itself that tilts the RLA against labor.
The RLA doesn’t neuter our ability to strike. How does it do that? There’s only one body within the United States that can prevent labor from striking and if it does so, it occurs completely outside the bounds of the RLA and after the RLA has completely exhausted itself. It has never used that power to avert an airline strike. It’s a rare occurrence and has only happened so far within the confines of the railroad industry.
Here’s a good
primer on the RLA, written by a NMB mediator.
LOL Lew... thanks for the trigger warning...
Now that you've done an absolutely phenomenal job outlining everything that's wrong and taking an umpteen millionth dump on this pilot group, would THIS perhaps be the time you'd tell us what to do... maybe? Just a thought? Take pity on some of us knuckle-draggers and tell us your solutions we're obviously missing. That's all I've been asking of you for years now... specific, concrete solutions, specific steps our union should take to achieve this contractual nirvana you're seeking. Get into the weeds, man... into minutiae. Tell us HOW we can use the RLA against the company when we're negotiating a contract towards our favor, i.e. not concessions with threats of BK/furloughs. What specifically has SWAPA been doing wrong going into this? What are Casey and Jody doing wrong? What are they missing? How can we help them? Start typing.
I don't want to click on links. I don't want to 'read between the lines.' I don't want "primers." I know more about RLA, Chapter 11, and airline politics and processes than I care to. I want YOU to expend just a fraction of the energy you spend $hitting all over this pilot group every time you post and tell us exactly what we're doing wrong and how do we fix it. I want you to show the specific misses our union makes, and do so publicly. I don't wanna hear about TA1 voters... I want to hear about C2020. The only reference I want to see to the old TA1 or even TA2 is how unlike back then, we should do x,y,z.
Is it so hard to put down your solutions, or are you a one trick pony?
/trigger or something
