Originally Posted by
Atrasaty
No… not this^^^^ We have been forced into this situation. So the dumb statement “who is forcing you to do anything?” Is at best disingenuous. “It’s baby steps, it’s what 3rd contract?” YGTBSM… That’s THE point. We are only on our third contract and it will be another decade until we see the fourth one. In my opinion that will be a moot point anyway. But thanks anyway for wishing me my best life.
The only reason it will be another ten years is we will do things the same way. To say we've been forced here is to ignore the last several years.
We can't simultaneously tell our pilots that we need to hold out for the best thing possible and at the same time say we're victims of circumstance. Victims don't scream "Hold out for more, you management stooge!".
Leadership's decisions were flawed. They knew they were flawed. They didn't want to lose face, and dug their heels in for years. Now they're corkscrewing to dodge responsibility and preserve career goals. The very same people who would speak harshly to our pilots and say "forget your feelings" are imploding in the face of negative feedback. It's quite a pitiful spectacle.
Let's NOT do the same thing. I'd recommend anyone who admits fault and provides a self assessment of what they saw go wrong get a solid shot at being in whatever organization may come after this. Anyone who can't admit they did something wrong doesn't need to be leading our pilots. People who have learned from this bring a lot to the table.
Nobody's nose gets rubbed in stuff after they admit fault and debrief the pilots. After that they have a 100% open road ahead. My recommendation, anyway. Feel free to ignore it.