Originally Posted by
thevagabond
What are we earning a reputation for, showing up to work on time and performing our jobs? What else could we be earning a reputation for? It's a crappy situation but there's nothing illegal about. I, like most of us here, hope the Midwest folks come over and are integrated soon. Most of us understand that even more good jobs are being replaced by jobs less so. There are plenty like me who hope the groups at all the majors lock down scope for all our betterment. You superior major folks allowed for this and now you judge the poor shmucks dealing with low wages and inferior work rules for longer and longer periods of time in our quest for a job with a good company. Additionally, you actually have the gall to threaten our ability to move on from jobs you all created? What a bunch of unbelievable hypocrites and Bozos many of you are.
I don't make the rules I just have to live with them. The simply fact is that pilots have long memories and whether it's warranted or not, reputation of a pilots previous employer has a direct bearing on success in moving up in your career. Calling the people that you may want to join someday Bozos probably isn't helping your cause.
I think the major problem most people have has nothing to do with the individual pilots. It's your EXCO that is really the problem. You aren't making many friends when FAPA has already, prior to the close of their transaction, reached out to the Midwest pilots and it's been a year and nothing from your EXCO. They really didn't say anything important. Just acknowledge that the Midwest pilots exist.
Another thing is when people are losing their jobs, homes, cars, etc. and something could be done to potentially relieve this and your EXCO are delaying this, it's going to cause problems. When you are losing much of what you built for the last 20+ years everyday is an emergency. Your EXCO's want to do everything together really is not all that important when people are losing homes, children can't finish college, people filing for medical BQ because they can't afford cobra or divorce rates skyrocketing because of the stress.
Even if the Midwest folks were able to get a relative seniority integration, it really doesn't help anything because almost all of the pilots would still be taking a 50% pay cut and most (many already have)could find much better positions outside aviation. Only the very senior(like always) will be able to make anything of this situation.
Like I said, most of us have nothing negative against the RAH pilots (besides some of the clueless SJS victims)but their union has much to be desired.