Originally Posted by
reeeeeeegional
Correct, going it alone is a bad idea, which seems to be what one individual is suggesting. Teamsters are not perfect, but the idea that they are the "problem" is wrong. This always happens, a stubborn management group holds out, and everyone blames their union. Over and over again we see this.
The annoying part of this is having to read over and over again how it's the fault of pilot negotiators. Unless you are in the room watching it play out, no one has any idea whether your negotiating team is skilled or not.
"Skilled negotiators" don't have some magic power that suddenly gets a deal done, yet so many pilots think it's all about exactly that. It's a fight to the finish, and too often pilots start picking on their own rather than recognizing who is actually causing the issue.
You have no idea how bad the teamsters have been for us. We have had FOUR negotiating committees in 2024. Our MEC was kicked out of the union for stealing close to a million dollars from coffers. We are in emergency trusteeship and the trustee/czar is Greg Untersehe who is utterly incompetent. We don’t have a single elected leader in the union at this - they are all appointed.
this has not been your typical “teamster” dysfunction. This light years worse than you can imagine. The union drama has been at a level 10 for us since 2021. So thanks for your input but you frankly don’t know what you’re talking about.