Originally Posted by
flynd94
Next the union/pilot group, they are off to a somewhat shaky start. They blinked in our first round of talks with mgmt on our new contract. Hopefully, we will continue together but, that is still to be seen.
Yes, I do feel stuck here, no having to commute to a **** hole of a base in Farmingtion, NM.
First, you commute to FMN by choice. You could hold DEN, but you'd rather not be on reserve, so stop whining about a decision that you made.
Second, for someone who I thought was paying attention to what is going on in the union, I am surprised by your implication that the union officers blinked in the first round of talks. The company was threatening a baseless lawsuit which the International saw as a stall tactic to delay negotiations. Our legal team advised us that rather than fight the company in court and waste 12-18 months, use dropping the mediator as leverage. We did exactly that to get an agreement signed that forces the company to meet with us on a monthly basis, among other things. So in the end, we accomplished what we set out to do, which is force the company to show up and negotiate.
Lastly, and this is not for flynd94, I like how all you other guys have in your profile, "furloughed e-145, now Be-1900" or something to that effect. As if you need to tell the world that you're better than a lowly Beech pilot because you flew for six months in the right seat of a Barbie Jet. Get over yourself.