Originally Posted by
strfyr51
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Picketing shows solidarity and that's all well and good, Howsumever! Wouldn't the Pilots Be BETTER SERVED By getting their Act together and gaining ONE single seniority LIST and Single Bargaining Stance?? I support what you're doing, BUT I can't halp but feel that you guys are WASTING PRIME TIME in Not getting it together and throwing down ONE FIST! To say "This situation is CROCK of CRAP and we're not Having it!" Then PROCEED to Get RID of IT! 10,000 Guys on the Same Page TOGETHER Can't Lose! You guys are the ONLY group AT United that Can't be readily Replaced.. You guys could bring Serious Attention to your "Displeasure" EXCEPT, You don't appear to be Serious. and Image is EVERYTHING! It Appears Management thinks that this "issue" is just a bunch of Continental Pilots "Whining". Nobody in the OCC (north) is looking "concerned" about it, so it leads ME to believe that this issue is either for "SALE", OR, Not worth the Time to Waste on it. Because if it WERE?
CAL-ALPA and UAL-ALPA would have ALREADY been "galvanized" into Action and speaking with a SINGLE Voice. Saying "Enough is enough"!! So If you are? Then you're Not saying it Where they can HEAR it! In the Negotiating room.. (though I vould be wrong and I Hope I am)
we're working on it. First, a joint contract, then a combined seniority list. Thats the way it works at Alpa now-a-days. mgmt submitted a comprehensive proposal and Alpa is working on a counter due early next month. The seniority list is being worked on as we speak, however, it will most likely go to arbitration which will not happen until we have a joint contract. Meanwhile, we have to deal with this RJ issue NOW. Which is being done with pickets and legal (contractual) means.