Originally Posted by
StoneQOLdCrazy
There are only a few ways we as pilots subjected to the RLA can legally voice our displeasure at the way management treats us.
"Killing them with kindness" gives them everything they want from us. Further, it then gives them the impression that they don't need to be in a hurry to negotiate a deal, since we're all pretending to be happy.
All the things we did legally to put pressure on them (i.e., being grumpy) is why when you got hired what, 18 months ago, you walked into a very nice contract.
"Killing them with kindness" when we're getting **** on is not a winning strategy. And it will show the company that treating us like crap is producing good results for them, and motivate them to continue to treat us like crap.
We need to negotiate from a position of strength and resolve at all times. Playing nice has never worked and will never work. Just the way it is.
I don’t disagree with any of your points. And, full disclosure, I’m one of the pilots that benefited from record hiring/movement as well as a great contract—and, as a mil guy, am VERY inexperienced with airline management.
My only thought is that the kid that wants to visit the flight deck doesn’t care about management/labor relations. He (or she) wants to talk to the pilots, get a card/wings, and then go sit down.
I’m never going to deny a kid that, no matter how mad/disappointed I am with the company. There are better ways than treating kids poorly, IMHO.