Originally Posted by
TTOCSMCC
Unity is vital to our collective efforts, not every 4/5 years but every year, and everyday. Every Spirit pilot went on strike hoping for pay parity now. Suggesting that we did not all strike for pay parity weakens unity and is simply not accurate.
The TA that resulted from our collective efforts is less than perfect, but as we all know 74% of us voted knowing that a point of diminishing returns had been reached.
I disagree that 74% voted for it because they believed we had reached a point of diminishing return. Maybe the MEC decided to take the deal for the reason you state, but the line pilot was in a different position.
My three closest Spirit friends ALL voted FOR the TA because they were forced to choose between "no man's land" and the TA. Given that choice by our Union and it's ALPA Counsel, my friends voted YES. They didn't like the deal, they didn't like much of anything - but they decided that AT THAT POINT the risk of staying on strike was far too great to take that chance. Their YES vote reflects an opinion I find often enough to allow me to speculate that most of the 74% voted yes because it was better than being unemployed.
BTW, all of my "Law"men friends except one voted for the contract.
Of all the pilots I know that voted NO, only one was a "Law"man. The vast majority of the NO votes I am aware of came from the junior FO ranks. Pilots who have a history of being a part of slightly more active unions.
For the record, I voted NO. I hate trip averaging. Period. No politics necessary
Note: Trip averaging is good for one thing. It gave me an unpaid day today, sitting in a hotel for 30 hours, and allowed me time to waste arguing on internet forums.