Originally Posted by
Velocipede
You certainly aren't one of us. No honorable Union pilot would take a non-union position that undercuts the contract of the unionized carriers. That's exactly what you did just to keep flying. Perhaps you were just too lazy to go get a job where you had to work 40 hours a week.
Funny how the B6 pilot tune has changed now that expansion has stopped and contraction has set in. The Airbus' are going on the block and the EMB and the $72 an hour Captain rate is taking over. Well, you deserve it.
And quit whining about the lack of respect you get in the terminal. You earned that, too. You stabbed every Union pilot in the back thinking you could get ahead because Needleman promised you would get rich on B6 stock options. Well, you made your bed, now you get to sleep in it.
By the way, "We're just trying to feed our kids" is the first thing a scab says when he crosses a picket line. Funny you should have chosen that particular line as justification for butt*******ing Union pilots.
I'm by no means anti-union. Managements usually get the Unions they deserve and vice versa. But this willingness to throw the scab word around and be so disrespectful is just over the top.
Did any jetblue pilot bust your union shop? Did any of them cross your picketline? Blowhards who throw the word "scab" around so easily and act like it's a sin to be in a non-union shop deserve the higher blood pressure they end up with. What about non ALPA unions? Are they scabs? How bout alpa unions that sign concessionary contracts in the race to the bottom? Are they scabs? How bout regional alpa shops that "take flying away" from mainline carriers? Are they scabs? Or just worthy of less respect? If you tie professional respect to the quality of a contract or the consistency of union representation, you're not really all that professional, are you?
And - If you want to keep going - get your facts right. B6 sold what? 5 or 6 airbus? They're still taking deliveries. Nothing's on the chopping block.
Man, I hate to get in a ****ing match on these boards. It never does any good. But, get over yourself. Miserable people suck.