Originally Posted by
Profane Kahuna
There you go again, accusing SWAPA of selling us short. You are tireless in your work AGAINST the union.
Do you have any proof of what you are saying?
LOL... Seriously?
The proof is in every industry lagging contract we've been sold and voted "YES!" for in the last 3 decades, including our current one sold to us by SWAPA 2.0.
Every single gripe the pilot group has could've/should've been fixed in past contracts.
That said, the last (current) one did, surprisingly, fix a
few things in the pilot's favor, which was a major paradigm shift around here. With the exception of our 2002 extension, prior to that we pretty much gave the company whatever it wanted, with maybe a pittance "raise" here and there.
I agree with Lew that the signs coming from SWAPA are not pointing to an industry leading contract.
I am guessing that polling results are driving some of this, because there is still a shocking amount of Kool Aid circulating around amongst the pilot group, and, ultimately, SWAPA is responsible for representing all of us.
Never underestimate your peers willingness to sell themselves, and you, short around here.