Originally Posted by
Auburn190Flyer
What makes you think scheduling wouldn't act the same way with a CBA in place? At my last airline, this was SOP. They would blatently violate the rules and tell us that if we "did not like it, we could file a grievance with our union". Is that what you are looking for here? The grievance process itself moves slower than NY traffic, so how is that a better deal? As a reserve, I have been wronged by Crew Services on a few occasions. I politely asked to have the issue escalated to a supervisor, and if still dissatisfied, took it to a Chief Pilot. Each time, the issue was resolved in a matter of days, not months or more. That is the difference. It does not mean they do not have some major fixing to do. That is now very clear. The management here will need to act swiftly, or they will find themselves back in the same position we are in today. Maybe I have a higher threshold to tolerate this stuff, but I still think this place is a huge improvement over the past two carriers I worked for. I want things to be better for all of us, but do not see a union as the right vehicle to get things improved RIGHT NOW.
Auburn,
You also said, "the management here will need to act swiftly, or they will find themselves back in the same position we are in today."
What if they dont act swiftly? Your statement says it all doesn't it? "They will find themselves," how about changing that statement to "we will find ourselves back in the same position." If management doesn't act swiftly then what is our recourse now? We can't grieve crap with these people. They are free to run the table on us and here we sit like a bunch of numbskulls hoping they will fix it. Let's face it we are the fools, I am the fool, you are the fool, its not them that is the problem, we are. We have let this situation go on for years, well no more for me. Management loves the current relationship, the do what they want don't they?