Originally Posted by
HSLD
This is a pretty common ploy for an airline to attempt to rebuff organizing efforts at no cost or risk. It works like this: The airline promises improvements to work agreements only to rescind the improvement due to DOL requirements. The effect is that the airline paints the union as a problem - not a solution for the pilots. When faced with the prospects of unionization on the property, most managements will pull out all the stops to rebuff organization efforts.
That is exactly what mgmt did last year. I read most of the memos they sent out. One of the things they kept saying was, "why do you need a union to speak for you when you can speak directly to us. They will take away your ability to communicate directly with us like you've been doing all along."
It sounds all so caring and genuine. But just the fact that the mgmt was so adamant and in-your-face about the union thing should be a sign that you should be questioning WHY.