Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
As usual I think we agree more than we disagree!
Most of us are responsible enough to know if it's "right" to call in for a particular situation. We trust each other's judgement completely when deadheading or commuting, so why not trust each other's judgement on when to use a sick call?
We have enough challenges in the coming years with contract negotiations, scope/JV issues, etc to be attacking and questioning each other's integrity.
That's my long way of saying kumbaya!
You know, it's not really about what this discussion has evolved in to. It's about whether certain fDAL pilots EVER see a need to use a weapon against their management. I'm sad to see that there are some here who would find an excuse not to fight - no matter what. To those folks, I posed a thesis that nobody responded to - so I'll repost it below:
Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Here's what I find interesting (not from the Kool-Aid drinkers, but from the regular fDAL guys):
Remember when USAir wanted to buy Delta? Management was sure scared because they would lose their jobs. DALPA was scared for a number of reasons. It was one of those moments where the desires of management and labor coincinded albeit for totally different reasons. Lee Moak was quoted as saying that DALPA was able to convince Wall Street bankers who be financing the deal, that it would be really hard to run an airline with angry pilots. What do you think he meant by that?
Some guys on here think it meant everything except a pilot calling in sick when he/she decided they were sick.
Carl
THAT is what it's about.
Carl