Originally Posted by
jayray2
We are all reading into this way too much. There is no bad blood, at this time 9L and XJ just don't feel the need to picket YET. 9L and XJ also haven't been negotiating a contract for 6 years. I fully expect the 9L and XJ MECs to call on their members to picket come the new year when there isn't a TA. This says nothing about a lack of unity, it says at this time the MECs of 9L and XJ still feel energy would be better spent working on this joint contract.
That would be the case if the MECs stated no position, or told their members that picketing was up to them. The 9L and XJ MECs specifically told their members to not participate.
9E pilots will be getting more support from direct competitors and airlines that have nothing to do with 9E than they will from XJ and 9L pilots.
Haven't 9E pilots always shown up to XJ picketing events in much greater numbers than the reverse?