Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
This is really hard to understand. Any pilot needs only to go to his/her doctor and get a letter stating the medical reasons for not getting the shot. If any pilot doesn't want the shot, but is ordered to get it by DAL, said pilot will be a millionair if there is a bad reaction.
If anyone has any sway with DAL management, tell them they need to wise up. This situation is a loser for them any way you cut it.
Carl
Heyas Carl,
I think it's probably because the DALS mentality provided much less "pushback" than the DALN side traditionally had. While DALS has some folks that don't like the current situation, the DALN side probably has a higher percentage, not to mention just about EVERYONE on the DALN side is very wary of management and managament spin from both DAL and DALPA.
To hear the management rantings of SEVERAL on this very forum, including some from suspected union officials, would be unthinkable over on the North side. That'd be a free ticket to a recall election.
We held our version of ALPA much more responsible to their actions, and bad things actually got people recalled and booted from committee positions.
Here, DALPA seems to have free reign, immune even to resolutions and "the will of the pilot group".
As for the current situation, I agree with you Carl. This is a "no win" for either side, and will probably be used as a litmus test for future issues. LM needs to understand he's not commanding a platoon of midshipmen, but a rather cantankerous set of fractious individuals who really don't care what "the mission" is, and are here for the paycheck, and not the uniform.
Nu