New hires are welcome. But before you start talking about the pilots of this airline being embarrassing, you ought to walk a mile in these shoes. It has been 1747 days since we started negotiations on March 1, 2018. Pilots have very few levers to pull IAW the RLA Section 6. Picketing is one of them. These are pilots on their days off traveling to, and standing or walking the line. Pilots are under no obligation to speak with management during these events. Management loves coming down with a case of water and getting a photo op while handing the “poor pilots” bottled water. The ORD CPO tried this 2 weeks ago when I was there in the picket line. The newspapers want that shot so we don’t give it to them. Instead we stay stoic.

Problems with that? You should volunteer for the SPSC. There may be some things the pilots who have been here a while haven’t thought of. As for me? I’m ready for an on time contract and/or full retro. Not a bottle of water from management. Talk is cheap.