Originally Posted by
Myfingershurt
Was he hesitant to send out the strike vote because he thinks we shouldn’t strike or because he didn’t think that it would get the votes that it did with the participation rate that it did. Because those are two different animals completely. The first would mean he thinks we should bow to management’s will, the second just means he didn’t want to waste the vote and possibly damage our leverage. I can’t say i would’ve blamed him for being hesitant over the latter. I didn’t think that vote would’ve turned out as well as it did.
I do not know anything about DH, so it is hard to get into his head. He has been around through the good and bad times, so he has clearly seen strategies that work and those that don't. I was not very happy with the stiff upper lip percentage that insisted on wearing their hat out of personal pride vs showing unity, lanyard the same. As such I also did not think the strike vote was going to go as well as it did. The vote went extremely well and I have newfound respect for the group- this really is a fantastic group of pilots. We at least owe him a fair shot. We can always vote down a TA, clean house and strike if need be.