Originally Posted by Cliffy170

I guess the operative word in both of your posts is "Flies". But, if that is true, why all of the preemptive strikes? I know a lot of pilots will fly the trips they have: traded for, picked-up in open time, requested for VTO, or volunteered for. True, some will try to drop them now that some observant and motivated individuals have brought it to their attention (and to the attention of their APC peers) but, most will not, citing various excuses.

RV has a good point but what's past is prologue. There were opportunities to stand up for quality of life issues that were neglected during negotiations. Mostly, the MEM crews that flew published DP's without fear of retribution, or admonition were the root cause, and still are. Do you think we should stop harassing (have we even started?) our fellow pilots or, should we turn up the heat?

Slings and arrows. Metaphorically mentioned already:
1. Public pillory (I guess this counts as a public forum)
2. Education
3. Cold cockpits (attitude not temperature)
4. E-mails

Tongue-in-cheek, our frail pilot egos are affected when our peers see us as anything but a team player. Although some seem to delight in it. Why?


Cliffy <------ stepping down from soap box.