Originally Posted by
WorldTraveler
Yes, you read that right. These are our fellow union members. And here we are gleefully plotting the demise of their careers. We get righteous about protecting the furloughs who are gone through no fault of our own but can't wait to shove Express pilots out the door. What is the difference? Both were selected by the company, not us . Pure chance as to which silo they ended up in.
Just because some had guppy killer stickers doesn't mean you can condemn the whole group or even that we can deny our obligation as union members. Like it or not that what we signed up for as trade unionists. Otherwise, we are no better than management and we should just throw away the contract and it's everyman for himself.
I agree the best thing is to do some kind of flow through.
Oh and by the way, they are not "kids", OK? Many are 40 year old long time professionals. And even the 20 year olds are people I trust with my life. They are fellow ALPA members and professional pilots
If we don't like considering them as equals then perhaps we should leave ALPA altogether. Which, I think, would be a legitimate debate.
Hey thanks for sticking up for us World. Its nice to know that not all the mainline guys view us as the enemy, which we are not. Whoever put those guppy killer stickers on their bag should be taken out back and beaten with a hose. What a bunch of idiots. I fly for the regionals, so I hear first hand what people are saying about scope. Believe me when I say, we are on your side. We want you to fight for scope and stand up to management. We want there to be a future in this career and have it be rewarding. We are putting our trust in you to do that for us and yourselves since you guys are in the position to do so. So for the future of OUR (your's and mine) careers, please stand up to management and do not give in on scope.
1. I don't want to see anybody get furlouged
2. I want all of us to have a good quality of life
3. I don't want to be a lifer at a regional
4. I want to be paid a decent and fair wage for my job, now and in the future
5. I want to have an enjoyable and rewarding career, not a miserable one
So please mainline guys, fight for scope!