Originally Posted by
WHACKMASTER
As far as the dinner goes, I think you’re reading too much into it. It’s yet another way to express in detail the frustration of our pilots and the disaster that is our operation without the middle managers and Carl getting in the way of direct and honest communication between our top leaders and the company’s.
As for the history of fishing trip handshakes at SWA……I’m well aware of it and not too concerned about it (yet).
IMO, the evidence is mounting that this SWAPA does not truly intend to deliver us an industry-leading contract. Ever since I’ve been here, the mantra has been to “Trust SWAPA.” In each case, the evidence was later discovered that SWAPA should never have been trusted.
“Trust SWAPA, trust SWAPA, trust SWAPA,” until it’s too late and the next six- to ten-year industry-lagging contract is hung around our necks. It has happened every time, including the 2016 Weaks Special that we’re currently hating (and for which our current Prez was NC Chair).
Ignore the smoke signals at your own (and our own) peril. History has taught us that it hasn’t been a good move to do so. But I guess we’re gonna need to slam our head into the wall a couple or three more times before we might learn.
When Casey AIP’s this contract and tells everyone, “Best we could do,” it’s gonna be too late to realize we were all sold a bill of goods for the last several years about C2020.