Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
Every time we get into contract negotiations, some buttwipe from corporate communications will issue a press release basically saying that all pilots make a million dollars an hour and only work one day a month. When a typical pilot reads this press release he:
A. Starts crying to his mommy and capitulates immediately
B. Gets more upset and hardens his stance against the company
I mention this only to illustrate that trying to embarrass people in public rarely is successful in changing their mind and almost always will have the opposite effect than is intended.
Alpha,
I'll lift this from a response to a post I made yesterday. Here's what I wrote....
Why does a harsh, responsive message have to be viewed as a public punch in the face? Surely, with the amount of talent we have, we can craft a message that gets our point across without hurting the other party's feelings. Hell, maybe it will even teach the powers that be to think before the legislate the next time.
Sometimes you have to let out a bark to let people know there is a dog in the yard.....
Do you not agree with me that it it possible to draft an effective public statement in response to an unfair governmental tactic and still get effective results. It all depends on how you do it, right?