Originally Posted by
JohnnyViper
Sounds like a good time to start looking into the professional negotiators again. If the mustached crew think it's so important to have a pilot's input at the table, have one sitting next to the guys that know what they are doing. It makes me giggle every time I think that we think a pilot can outwit the FedEx lawyers.
Using an analogy you can relate to; do you want your NC to be the captain or the FO?? A professional negotiator in the "left seat" is against the grain of what most pilots, and union pilots in particular, want or expect from their fellow (elected) leadership.
Assuredly, if we put a pro in charge of negotiation, some of the same malcontents will make the argument that we are not in control of our (negotiating) destiny. I agree.