Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1697633)

I want to stop the insanity first. I hope Heide's letter opened your eyes a little. Our union is fighting against us. Therein lies some of the insanity.

The 747 bubbas affected are going to exert pressure on all of us except the very top. I won't be displaced, but will likely move down a little. Nah I won't be executed, I'll just get chewed out. I've been chewed out before. If I'm displaced, I'll displace to a seat I've been contemplating bidding anyway. I am hopeful there was a rapid aircraft acquisition like I've heard about for 3-4 months now.

I've got to admit, the green slips have been a boon to me personally this year, but that's only one piece of the equation.

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1697525)

Which party do you think is more pilot friendly?

Originally Posted by satchip (Post 1697594)

It depends on how you measure it. Financially? Most definitely. But I am highly educated, have an unique, highly sought after skill set, and benefit from a contract that raised my compensation dramatically in the last 6 years. In 2008 I was a new hire making 60 an hour. Now I make twice that.

The average American does not have those advantages and has suffered greatly. The real unemployment rate is still double digits and some of those that are employed are working part time or multiple part time jobs. 92 million people aren't working in this country, 11.5 million more than in 2008. And the population has grown all those years.

As for T's point about the ACA, I, as a military retiree, am somewhat insulated from that fiasco, for now. But that is a liberty stealing fiscal suitcase nuke waiting to explode. Why do you think O has delayed and waived that law countless times?

Liberty wise, we are much less free than we were 6 years ago. I think the damage done to the Constitution and our previously limited government may never be undone. I blame both sides for that.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1697634)

I read Clamps post as who cares if it's airbus or Boeing. He isn't naive enough to not care about top end scope.

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1697640)

Great movie line.

I guess I just want to structure our pay and compensation that takes "hope" out of the equation. Betting on the Come is not a good strategy imho. I didn't bet on the DB plan from day 1. It always felt like a house of cards to me. I'm not honking my own horn with that statement, it is just that I don't like "promises" that are dependent on the actions of others, and that take me completely out of the loop of control. Aircraft acquisitions/deployments fit perfectly into that paradigm. I don't like having 4 of my 5 cards showing, and only 1 of those that are making those decisions in a game that is very high stakes. To me, THAT is insanity.

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1697574)

That's a loaded question. Tha answer is most certainly a loaded gun pointed straight at us. Financially, on an individual basis, I certainly am better than I was because our contract is better than it was 6 years ago. But the party in power has unleashed policy on this country (not only in the form of the "ACA") that will not truly be felt for several more years, and the damages of which will not be undone for generations.

Originally Posted by Starcheck102 (Post 1697549)

Mea maxima culpa.

I offer my apologies, admit I was wrong, retract my earlier assertions, and hope to do better in the future.

Originally Posted by Starcheck102 (Post 1697549)

I believe we are on the right track with the pilot partisan strategy...

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1697421)

This is from the list of non-incumbents to which ALPA PAC supported financially for candidates to win House and Senate seats:

2007-2008: Democrats 21...Republicsns 0

2009-2010: Democrats 24...Republicans 3

2011-2012: Democrats 40...Republicans 5

2013-2014: Democrats 21...Republicans 1

Originally Posted by boog123 (Post 1697644)

How long does it usually take for the projected training list to come out after an AE results posting?

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1697560)

I recently flew with a captain (great guy) who excused DALPA for this because "What can you do to make them sign something they don't want to sign?" I'll give DALPA this: they have done an awesome job of convincing a good number in our group that they are not to be held responsible for anything.