And cowboy boots

Don't knock em till you try em!

I wasnt knocking them. I was just thinking how discombobulated a uniform it would be to have cowboy boots, slacks, a North Face, aviators and a pilot hat. Maybe a mullet or a man bun would be appropriate

Case in point why this whole Karbon; but only if you wear a hat. And if not then you can wear the trench with or without a hat is completely silly.

By definition a "uniform" should be, ...well uniform.

Ditch the trench, if that's important to them, and dictate either Karbon, or Blazer. No hat required. Simple.

As soon as they “dictate” it is considered a change to the uniform and they have to pay for it. As much as Barry wants everyone to look sharp and uniform, he doesn’t want it enough to pay for it. Thus the absurdity of this whole process.

Oh I agree. They would have to pay for all of it!

Bla bla bla............
Until the “palace” starts supporting $$$$$$ gate a n ramp our “appearance “ means NOTHING when the operation is a joke.

You're definitely not wrong here, however, that kind of money pays for.. like 60 flights worth of fuel, 2 weeks of hotels, how many tires and oil cans we go through?

It's a cost of doing business.

They do everything in bad faith, that's the problem.

We conceded $7 million for (among other things) optional hats back in 2008. It was a negotiated, ratified, and signed agreement. Let us not forget the history.

I do think there is an argument to be made by our union that the company introduced a new uniform option that they claim is outside the contract by declaring that “it’s optional.” The “it’s optional” slippery slope that could be used against us in many areas of the contract that are far more important than hats! This is the union’s fight, I wouldn’t protest it out on the line by being out of compliance.