Originally Posted by
bugman61
I get it, they are compensated. It's not like they are volunteering their time for Habitat for Humanity. I have some heartburn with the phrasing too. But what do you suggest we call them? They aren't employees. They voluntarily take on different responsibilities from their job. And almost all of them perform work in addition to what they are compensated for, some by quite a large margin.
Good for them? I do a lot more as an LCP than just the bare minimum. Doesn't make me a volunteer.
I guess it has always bugged me that they get referred to as volunteers like they are doing some kind of sucky job as if it is some altruistic endeavor. Many of them are paid as if they are flying but they go home EVERY night.
And I think they ARE employees. They (supposedly) work for us. And tbh I think that is part of the problem with the 'union'. We don't hold them accountable like we should. And now that we have a contract, they will go into management mode.