Originally Posted by
Lewbronski
If I’m an “agitator” at all, I’m an agitator for an informed pilot group, especially a pilot group with deep knowledge of the RLA, and for this pilot group ending up with the world’s leading airline pilot contract without any asterisks, like “narrow body.”
You perceive that as “strange.” Okay.
We have the ability to set the bar for all of other airlines in the world to follow this contract cycle. Is that not something you’re interested in? The world’s best airline pilot career compensation, retirement, work rules, disability, and other benefits are all within our reach.
Not appealing to you?
It is to me.
I find it strange that you’re apparently not interested in finding out if we’re truly not going for that this contract cycle and, if not, why not? We may or may not again have a confluence of factors this favorable to laying hold of demands previous generations of airline pilots may have called “outrageous.” But we have those factors working in our favor RIGHT NOW.
But you’d rather allow the opportunity to slip away out of fear of offending SWAPA and other members like yourself who can’t seem to stand rigorous discourse and differing opinions?
Aren’t you interested in knowing if SWAPA intends to deliver the world’s best airline contract?
If that’s not their intent, wouldn’t you like the opportunity to provide them with the feedback to know that the membership wants more than what, for example, Delta and Alaska settled for so that they can adjust course before any more time goes by?
As an outside observer, seeing how much effort you put into posting here, maybe you should run for a local rep position.
Put out a few letters (you seem to be able to write), spend some time in the crew room shaking hands, get your message out in person. Get elected.
Now in you're in a position to get to work, and people are forced to listen to you, instead of howling at the moon on an internet forum, which no matter how much you write, will never, ever move the needle to any degree.
"I've got kids/mil duty/outside gig/business/rentals....etc etc". Lots of people do those and still serve as a rep and make it work. Step up, because you will never, ever get the satisfaction you want posting here.