Originally Posted by
Skybo
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.
No couch potato here when it comes to my career. I to go meetings, read all the information that comes out, ask the questions that need to be asked. I am not naive at all when it comes to the workings of the union. It is one thing for pilots to seek out information and challenge our representatives to make sure their views are heard. It is something completely different when all the other Oliver Stone conspiracy BS is thrown about at every opportunity by certain pilots at CAL.
Let me be clear, and to use an analogy: I don't think these pilots are any less "patriotic" or sincere than others in their desires for all CAL pilots to come out ahead. It is the methods and the words that are used which I found counterproductive and detrimental to our goals.