Negotiations
#21
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
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That is the most moronic sentiment and. Shows zero thought about the seriousness of this post.
The entire concept is akin to having an abortion, hoping that the next baby will be more acceptable.
But hey- you do you, I’ll weigh the entirety of the agreement and vote up or down based on the merits of the final product.
The entire concept is akin to having an abortion, hoping that the next baby will be more acceptable.
But hey- you do you, I’ll weigh the entirety of the agreement and vote up or down based on the merits of the final product.
We've telegraphed the concessionary horse trading mentality that we have from the beginning. The notion that we were going to "amend" vitally important parts of the contract outside of section 6 says everything we need to know about what the leadership believes is the right direction.
I don't need to wait to read that. Sometimes the baby is stillborn and ya know it in advance.
But you go on ahead.
We are in a position where we are given praise for team effort, but also given the same old "you're a cost to be minimized" treatment. The scary thing is many of the clowns in this joint actually believe that's the way things SHOULD be.
As to this oft repeated, entirely wrong, and misguided prattle about public negotiation, nothing said in this or any other forum matters to negotiations. What matters is WILL YOU ACCEPT ANY CONCESSIONS IN A TA presented? Its pretty damn clear to me lots of folks here will and the NC believes that too. I've been through several airline contract negotiations including at least one other here and never once was the deciding factor what someone said on the internet.
#22
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Joined APC: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,093
Other ALPA airlines have forums on their union websites. At a previous airline, it was a pretty active place where we could say whatever was on our minds without fear of public scrutiny. DEAR FDX ALPA, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A FEDEX PILOT FORUM WHERE WE CAN DISCUSS PRIVATE MATTERS IN PRIVATE?
While I understand your sentiments, I advise everyone that NOTHING is ever private. Even airlines have pulled “secure” WhatsApp, ALPA and APC forums as part of ‘discovery’ during lawsuits and trials. I’m a ALPA guy, not at your company, but still just want to warn everyone, they are watching. F & H and your company have people who comb these post daily, cross check names with other emails, IP addressed and anything they can. Don’t ever post anything that you don’t want to see in a trial is my advice.
Nothing is private. Even “van” talk has shown up in courtrooms, so just be cautious.
Nothing is private. Even “van” talk has shown up in courtrooms, so just be cautious.
#23
Someone brought it up in a PUB call a while back, MEC shot it down. They're happy being among the short list of union airlines that don't have one.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
#24
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Posts: 1,838
Someone brought it up in a PUB call a while back, MEC shot it down. They're happy being among the short list of union airlines that don't have one.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
#25
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Joined APC: Aug 2005
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Someone brought it up in a PUB call a while back, MEC shot it down. They're happy being among the short list of union airlines that don't have one.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
Some other unions have clauses in their CBAs that posts on the union forum can't be used by the company for disciplinary action against a pilot nor for litigation against the union even if the company manages to get screenshots. So yes, not "private" but also a relatively "safe place" for the pilot group to engage. FedEx pilots do not have a safe place to engage which is why the union is so weak.
Which union would this be?
#26
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#27
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This entire statement codifies why this pilot group is the weakest I've been apart of in nearly 30 years in this business.
We've telegraphed the concessionary horse trading mentality that we have from the beginning. The notion that we were going to "amend" vitally important parts of the contract outside of section 6 says everything we need to know about what the leadership believes is the right direction.
I don't need to wait to read that. Sometimes the baby is stillborn and ya know it in advance.
But you go on ahead.
We are in a position where we are given praise for team effort, but also given the same old "you're a cost to be minimized" treatment. The scary thing is many of the clowns in this joint actually believe that's the way things SHOULD be.
As to this oft repeated, entirely wrong, and misguided prattle about public negotiation, nothing said in this or any other forum matters to negotiations. What matters is WILL YOU ACCEPT ANY CONCESSIONS IN A TA presented? Its pretty damn clear to me lots of folks here will and the NC believes that too. I've been through several airline contract negotiations including at least one other here and never once was the deciding factor what someone said on the internet.
We've telegraphed the concessionary horse trading mentality that we have from the beginning. The notion that we were going to "amend" vitally important parts of the contract outside of section 6 says everything we need to know about what the leadership believes is the right direction.
I don't need to wait to read that. Sometimes the baby is stillborn and ya know it in advance.
But you go on ahead.
We are in a position where we are given praise for team effort, but also given the same old "you're a cost to be minimized" treatment. The scary thing is many of the clowns in this joint actually believe that's the way things SHOULD be.
As to this oft repeated, entirely wrong, and misguided prattle about public negotiation, nothing said in this or any other forum matters to negotiations. What matters is WILL YOU ACCEPT ANY CONCESSIONS IN A TA presented? Its pretty damn clear to me lots of folks here will and the NC believes that too. I've been through several airline contract negotiations including at least one other here and never once was the deciding factor what someone said on the internet.
Why do you think wide-body jobs make up a fraction of the jobs a legacy airlines now?
Last edited by Noworkallplay; 01-08-2022 at 12:08 PM.
#28
Not necessarily. The UAL MEC has forums. Their MEC chairman controls the conversation at a level akin to Chairman Mao. Not surprisingly, anything that doesn't perfectly reflect the views of he and his buddies is purged. They wind up using it as an instrument to consolidate and maintain power.
#30
The point was that a union sponsored board is A) Not a panacea and B) can be easily misused by the leadership. An example would be a constant scrubbing of the board to ensure that only posts supportive of a pancake retirement plan make the cut. That is the type of thing that goes on at UAL ALPA forum. If you want to see just what the MEC wants you to see, then let's go ahead and get ourselves an ALPA sponsored forum. Finally, I have never worked at UAL - just have some vested interests there.
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