Originally Posted by
John Pennekamp
You are again showing your ignorance and low time in the industry.
At ASA, when the pilot group finally got fed up with management's games, they did a safety campaign and brought the company to their knees within a month (September 07). The contract followed soon thereafter. So tell me again when you guys are going to get fed up and stand up for yourselves.
Nobody's celebrating nor rubbing anything in anyone's faces. We're pointing out the fact that management did the right thing, without being asked to nor forced to. That is all.
As for the furloughees, I feel badly for them, but unfortunately, that's life in this industry. We all faced that threat when we were new. Some are lucky, some are not. It's time we stop framing every single issue in terms of WWAFD (What Would A Furloughee Do?). It's getting old.
now you are resulting to personal attacks? Its so hard to have a discussion on here without someone going down that path. the only thing you know about me is that i am a pinnacle fo. You do know we have lots of fo's here who were captains at some of the majors right? We even have a couple of retired Fedex captains flying as fo's here. So just because someone is an fo doesn't mean they are ignorant and have low time in the industry. I mean you were an fo once right?
So look at what you said. In the beginning you had to do illegal union activity (no other way to put it when you say you brought the company to their knees) and then all the sudden you commend that same management for doing the right thing? Whats really great is you have a cool new catch phrase for all the people out there. WWAFD. At least you got yours, who cares WWAFD!!
Any way i am glad things are going good over there. I hope the furlough guys find jobs or get their old jobs back. I would like to think that pinnacle will either get to go on strike this year, or get a contract signed but i am not holding my breath (and i am not responsible for the brakes either). so since we are going around in circles i hope you have a good one and we will talk again some other time on a different subject.