Originally Posted by
757upspilot
I think what you are missing is that management has found a way to replace pilots with cheaper pilots. The process of a strike is not possible however the end result is the same. The pilots who will do the work know that other pilots who used to do the work are on the street. I can easily see how the republic pilots would be viewed as scabs.
With respect, I think you are missing the point. Go back and read what I said "This should be a HUGE wake up for the entire industry".....I believe we both agree on that. We can see 'outsourcing', or cheaper labor is easily at the disposal for anyone's replacement by mgt as per Bedford's performance.
Unless you care to rewrite, or broaden the definition of a SCAB, use the term correctly. If you take the time to look at the Master SCAB List, observe....CAL, UAL, EAL, Comair, and soon to be AmeriJet. What do they ALL have in common, crossing the line of a Union Strike...thus a SCAB. So when F9'ers t/o out of MKE, is the Master SCAB List going to carry those pilot's name's??? Where's the "STRIKE" in which their SCAB'ing???
If someone out of frustration feel they need to lash out and use the 'ugliest term' in our industry incorrectly, have at it.....just shows 'your' inept understanding of what it truly means. If you need a Master SCAB List for yourself, PM and a copy is yours for your viewing.
****DISCLAIMER....I am NOT saying this whole situation is RIGHT, b/c it's NOT. It has shown how Mgt has found a way to further desecrate this profession by evidence of the RAH-MidEx-Frontier mess.