Originally Posted by
SEA 737
Fear. Pure and simple. They have screwed this up so badly they just don't want the inevitable groundswell of calls for their collective heads. Has NOTHING to do with what they claim - that pilots will do "stupid" things like organize "sick-outs' and the like. Total baloney. They are simply afraid of the reaction of the pilots to the MEC and officers totally eliminating ANY leverage we MIGHT have had going into Section Six negotiations. Utter disaster and complete lack of leadership and oversight.
Right now there is no open forum of any kind. There are some platforms out there and I thought someone was working on a new forum outside the oversight and influence of the MEC, but I haven't heard anything about it lately.
They're stupid if they think shutting down the UAL side of the ALPA forum will change anything. Besides the numerous free forums available such as this one, talkairline, yahoo groups, etc, many pilots have the technology and webspace to set up their own. Let's not forget the mainside of the ALPA message board is still open.
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Pardon me for saying so, but it sounds like the UAL MEC doesn't understand they are creating a worse problem for themselves by closing down the forum since they've now lost control of the situation. By keeping the UAL forum open, they'd at least have a shot at mitigating and observing any issues and problems. Now they won't have a clue as to what is happening under their nose. Stupid.