Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Sadly I agree. We are a greedy selfish lot. If we worked together or at least understood the concept as a whole, (take out the 5% that are selfish), we would gain a lot more.
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I wouldn't necessarily use negative adjectives like greedy and selfish.
A "pilot" union is just different than most others.
We are individualists. Self-reliant and highly competitive. We are all leaders. Generally, not good union "socialists".
This ain't the ILGWU.
Management knows all that and uses it against us. They play us like a damn Stradivarius.