Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Don't know if anyone else got to enjoy the Labor Day Parade in New York, but it was impressive. The construction trades brought their equipment, Cranes, Giant Backhoe's, Trucks... The public safety folks had their Police Harley Davidsons and Fire Trucks, even the Bakers were giving out yummy snacks and catering breakfast to all those who came early. Thousands of workers participated.

I sometimes get the feeling we pilots are a little ashamed of our AFL-CIO / ALPA affiliation, but there isn't anyone who would not be proud of the slice of Americana that took to 5th Avenue to celebrate Labor Day this morning.

IMHO - why wasn't there a single pilot standing with the other workers? If we ever "march in circles" in support of Contract 2012, it is my hope we'd adopt some of this "serve the community" spirit and organize some volunteer, or "feed the hungry" type effort that builds so much goodwill in the press and the community.

The "stop outsourcing our jobs" T-Shirts really resonated with me. Instead of the blow up rat, we should hire the almost 8ft, 400lb, GIANT of a man who leads the Electrical Union's Drum Corps. Frankly, I did not know the human animal came in beasts of that size! Mongo get contract!