Originally Posted by
Priority 3
We cargo pilots love talking tough about our Unity. But the reality is that for every 5 Team Players, we have 5 Individualists. That's a fact everyone likes to dance around. Unless a truly compelling force drops everyone's jaw in outrage, like a furlough announcement or an attempt to take our pension away, there's just not enough incentive for the average line pilot to join hands with the Bolshevik wing of the union. So the next time I hear about 100% unity at UPS or Fedex, I think I'm gonna unfold a sick bag.
What are you basing unity on, the outcome of the TA vote?
If that is the case, the lack of unity starts with the attitudes of individuals such as yourself. I'm not going to get into which way to vote, but I will say that intimidation and guilt trips targeted against those other than the vocal minority is what brings down unity.
This is the only time that each individual union member is to make a decision (vote yes or no) based on the analysis of the TA and what works or does not work for that individual. To base "unity" solely on the outcome of a democratic process is nothing short of nonsense.
By the way, I would be very interested in knowing how many of the "no" voters are actually going to vote no when push comes to shove.