Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
Unfortunately, here at CAL, it's almost always been fire, aim, and ask questions later no matter the consequences. A rep or MEC officer can't be in office more than a month and people are calling for heads to roll. Someone here is always ticked off whoever is in office and willing to burn the house down when their view isn't the majority. I'm glad they do, but why would any pilot at CAL be willing to step up to represent or help this pilot group with all the burning in effigy that almost every volunteer gets? Accuse, accuse, accuse and hope something sticks is the standard play.
I came from a small-jet carrier and never did I see the childish behavior amongst adults that I see among the supposed "real" pilots here at a major.
When will a rep ever promise something and actually deliver it? There are those of us who say nothing and accept our fate. Others want more. Can you blame those who speak out for wanting more from an organization which has a spotty record of representating? Thank God for those who do speak out. Maybe by exposing the flaws, we will end up with a better contract. If you want to sit there like a couch potato, go ahead. You will have no one to blame but yourself.