Originally Posted by EIGHTMENOUT1
You got it right! I am a Fedex pilot. I will always speak what is on my mind.
I am also a loyal ALPA member. |
Originally Posted by Deuce130
I can't believe I just wasted 30 seconds of my time doing this, but here's a quote (1 of many) from 8menout1:
No intern would have the knowlege I have about IPA. I will not tell you who I am, but I will tell you I was once a line pilot at UPS. Prior to that time, it is a secret. I went into management very early in the game He's a management tool, but just not for Fedex. |
8menout1 claims to have been a pilot/manager at both UPS and FEDEX. Odds are he is neither, but there is a worm-like odor from his posts that reeks of junior truck driving management.
In any case most of his statements are so inane they lend a sense of comic relief to any thread. Thanks for the laugh and the crude attempts at disinformation. |
Originally Posted by paidtowait
My wife is so tuned in to what I do; she is scared to tears about the possibilities of the first year at FedEx.
She has always been involved and I would say that is true for my pilot friends and their spouses. |
Originally Posted by FR8Hauler
Don't worry about it...
:) |
Too many words have been wasted commenting about a NON-MEMBER's rantings, and he didn't even get the slogan correct.
:rolleyes: Two Years is Too Long! - The truth only hurts if it should - |
Obviously Bob has a well thought out article; no one seems to be arguing his facts. Let's see... Unions- weaker than ever, FDX- one of the only airlines still making money, ALPA- stuck in the past with little political capital left, Fuel Prices- through the roof, $500,000,000 pay raise- not brought to vote, union officers and NC- trip pull for years...How many of you were around when we pulled the plug on ALPA last time? When we stood shoulder to shoulder prepping for a strike with our familes that could end our careers? What happened then? Maybe we should start listening to people like Bob and ask ourselves if we are on the right path, or is there a better way...
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Lavender's a Loon
Originally Posted by Mario D
How many of you were around when we pulled the plug on ALPA last time? When we stood shoulder to shoulder prepping for a strike with our familes that could end our careers? What happened then? Maybe we should start listening to people like Bob and ask ourselves if we are on the right path, or is there a better way...
You mean when we voted in the FPA? The "FedEx Friendly Union", that woud work with management instead of against them in "interest (the interest was purely on the companie's side) based bargaining? Yeah, that sure was a better way! Lavender is an egomaniac (I've read his stuff and listened to him) and his ideas have no basis in reality. I urge everybody to go to his web-site and read his stuff. http://www.pilotunity.com |
Originally Posted by ClutchCargo
You mean when we voted in the FPA? The "FedEx Friendly Union", that woud work with management instead of against them in "interest (the interest was purely on the companie's side) based bargaining? Yeah, that sure was a better way! Lavender is an egomaniac (I've read his stuff and listened to him) and his ideas have no basis in reality. I urge everybody to go to his web-site and read his stuff. http://www.pilotunity.com
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Originally Posted by Mario D
Obviously Bob has a well thought out article; no one seems to be arguing his facts. First, the author's observation skills are brought into question when he cannot accurately quote the slogan "Two Years is Too Long." Basing his article on a variant that he apparently fabricated himself does little to establish any credibility whatsoever on the subject. Making a "mathematical" argument against a slogan which he fabricated only makes him look foolish. Second, who shares the sentiment is not relevant. Our future is not determined by the opinions of former Enron employees, Delta employees, NWA pilots, other FedEx employees, the American public, or citizens worldwide. Our future will be determined by US, working together through the process. If we stick to gether, we will be successful. If we all pick our individual issues and go our own way like Mr. NON-MEMBER Lavender, we will surely be defeated. Third, deregulation and the A, B, and C scales have nothing to do with our present situation. We have issues that are current and pertinent, and they stand on their own. Fourth, 1000 "airline-qualified" pilots on the street will do nothing to keep FedEx Express delivering on its "Absolutely, Positively Overnight" promise, or even on its more recent "Relax. It's FedEx." Once FedEx goes one single day without delivering on that promise, the public will be saying, "Forget it, they're just an overpriced Airborne." The threat of a strike is real, and it is effective. Fifth, ALPA does not have to be a business in order to have a business relationship with FedEx. To state otherwise is to employ a simpleton's view of semantics. As long as FedEx desires to engage ALPA in a responsible, sincere way, we can accomplish much. IF you don't belive that, explain the process that just concluded whereby we negotiated and ratified a Letter of Agreement dramatically changing by improving the workrules regarding moves to Anchorage. Sixth, whether one holds the Railway Labor Act to be our friend or our foe, that's the environment under which we operate. To think that we can simply agree to abandon the process in favor of some other that we might mutually agree upon is preposterous. We tried to engage FedEx management in negotiations facilitated by a professional negotiator, going above and beyond the mechanisms described by the RLA, and FedEx management walked away. Now, I've REALLY wasted too many words discussing the ill-devised opinions of a NON-MEMBER. Happy now?
Originally Posted by Mario D
How many of you were around when we pulled the plug on ALPA last time? We are strong, we are unified, and we are right. You're either with us, or you're against us. Two Years is Too Long! - The truth only hurts if it should - |
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