Originally Posted by
Freedom421
Local 1108 Executive Board makes change to Union message board rules... Last week the Executive Board decided to extend message board posting privileges only to Members in Good Standing (MIGS). The Board decided to take this issue under consideration after members of the Board received numerous phone calls from Members, who were overwhelmingly of the opinion that the privilege of posting and sharing opinions on the Union’s message board should only be extended to those pilots who have supported their Union financially. After discussing the issue, the Executive Board voted unanimously last Tuesday to extend message board posting privileges only to MIGS and furloughed pilots who were MIGS at the time of their furlough. Beginning today non-M.I.G.S. will have read only access. Said 1108 President Mat Slinghoff, “I don’t think its appropriate, as we enter the final stages of this collective bargaining process, to accommodate those pilots who have chosen to free-ride on the backs of every Member in Good Standing with our Union. This action was taken because our members demanded it and I was proud to vote in favor.”
This is why i don't like unions they want yes men. If you do not conform to their liking they silence your voice.
Some congress men are doing the same thing video town hall meeting scripted questions on health care reform so they don't have to face the opposer. Which questions will they choose to answer.
No, it sounds like you don't like unions because you feel you are entitled to a "free ride" for some reason. Not sure who "Local 1108" is, but let's be honest here. The pilots who ARE paying their dues and are in good standing are the ones who are PAYING the costs of the negotiators, legal help and whatever else, to get a good contract for everyone...including those who are NOT PAYING their fair share.
And for some reason, you feel that someone who is not contributing to the success should be entitled to enjoy the same benefits for free. There's a word for that...."freeloader."
Since the begining of this industry, men and women have fought and some have died in crashes to make it better for those that came after them. Your opinion and belief that you are entitled to live off the fruits of their labor and those at an airline where others are doing the heavy lifting while you sit on the sidelines, don't contribute and gripe about not having more freebies it is pretty pathetic.