Originally Posted by Anthrax

No. and why would they? they’ve been handing us our asses since the day Fred won payroll at the blackjack tables.

why would they, when our union leaders consistently demonstrate what good boys they are so as to maybe get a seat at the grown-up table.

why would they when after TA’s are signed, they’re on the party plane back to DC, toasting to our stupidity.

why would they when our union waits for the company’s interpretation of the new contract language.

why would they when their brain trust is few, and elite, with the very best contract lawyers that money can buy, wheres we pilots negotiate with grads from Devry University. something about shooting a cat III makes us feel far more intelligent than we are as a collective.

why would they when the actions of their peers wouldn’t significantly impact their quality of life.

why would they when year after year their work rules don’t get worse, their pay doesn’t lag with inflation, and their parachutes are golden?

but here you are, telling everyone to shut up and drink the purple cool aid.

why aren’t we more united? because we can’t see what doesn’t impact us, and so we concede, we allow “wiggle room”, but it’s never a wiggle, is it? its always much bigger than a mere f’ing wiggle. whats bigger than a wiggle? a waggle?

why would they when they weren’t operating in the insanity of the past three years? when they aren’t habitually fatigued. on their fourth night of night hub turns.

why would they when they don’t have to tolerate the idiots among them, simply take out the trash.

in other words, shut up! hypocrite, judging others for doing exactly what you just did: complain! here’s a news flash: complaining is necessary, lest we all passively endure the degradation of a very challenging career.