Originally Posted by
rickair7777
It depends. Most airline social media policies policies are pretty draconian. Some are basically "don't talk about aviation in SM or to the media", and that includes things such as accidents unrelated or obliquely related to your airline.
How do they even have the legal authority to anything to you when talking about a C-182 that crashed, as long as you are talking about an accident and not making any mention of your company?
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
And it's typically not in the CBA either, so it comes down to company policy. They can take a zero-to sixty in 5 seconds approach, ie do not pass go, do not collect $200, jusy straight to termination.
Thats a bold move because if they are wrong, that person just cost the company several hundred thousand dollars....maybe even 1M+ when you add in back pay, penalties/interest, as well as punitive damages. Talk about someone putting their neck on the line! I know if I ran an airline and had half a brain, i'd save that for only the most serious stuff like violence, drugs/alcohol, criminal acts (prob serious felonies only), and willful FAR violations, so I'd be darn sure it'd stick on appeal.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
If anyone has CBA language along 1st amemendment lines, I'd like to know.
Quite shocking if there arent such, when you combine the turbulent cancel culture and overall political climate with the historic pilot leverage.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
In fact I'm a little surprised that AA lets Juan Braun do his thing, talking about accidents. He's pretty level-headed unlike say Gryder who would have been fired long ago if he wasn't already retired.
Again.....I'd dont see how its even legal for them to have the authority to restrict such once off probation when one is no longer an at-will employee since Blancolirio makes no mention of his employer. He is strictly a private citizen in all his videos unless he mentions AA.
Lastly, do you realize that the UAL pilot(s)? who was busted for drinking in Scotland in 2018 just FIVE HOURS prior to showtime, is back on the seniority list, after blowing well over the legal limit AND serving several months of prison time for attempting to operate under the influence?
If someone like that who has committed the worst possible FAR violation can get their job back, a politically controversial SM poster would be a slam dunk...IF they were even dumb enough to try to axe them in the first place...which you seem to think.