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Old 04-08-2018, 06:15 AM
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Amending the RLA to make striking easier is antithetical to its explicit purpose of keeping the nation’s transportation system moving by preventing strikes.
Your reasoning is kind of outdated.
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Old 04-11-2018, 07:29 PM
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Well, I just found out about B6Direct.com after reading...

New York Governor Cuomo Steps Into Union Campaign To Organize JetBlue Flight Attendants



It's amazing how far BJ will go...

  • At the bottom of the website "#KeepB6Direct, B6Direct.com & TWUExposed.com are created, funded, and managed by JetBlue Inflight Crewmembers in support of keeping the direct relationship. This website and/or posts are not affiliated, operated, or sponsored by Inflight Leadership or JetBlue. The views expressed are those of our own and not on behalf of JetBlue." --- Yeah right!
  • They appear to be aware of legalisms, which is rare for an enthusiast website "© 2018 B6Direct.com". I wonder what they would do if the FAs set up a "realB6Direct.com"? Who would sue the copyright infringer? I wonder if they have a shield company running the website.
    • I remember when United sued "Untied", which was a website set up to show all of United's problems. Now untied.com displays "For more than 20 years, Untied.com has provided air travelers with information about United Airlines, including how the airline treats its passengers and employees, resources to help maintain their rights, and a public database for posting and reading complaints about experiences with the airline. In 2012, United Airlines sued Dr. Jeremy Cooperstock, the maintainer of this website, in an effort to stop him from making these resources available. On June 23, 2017, a Canadian Federal Court judge found that an injunction was warranted against Dr. Cooperstock’s activities.
      While Cooperstock pursues his legal options, Untied.com will not be providing the resources described above. If you’d like to help, please consider donating to Untied.com’s legal defence fund.
      ".
  • Meet the team ? B6 Direct So it appears they all have status in the company and therefore are getting special treatment.
This website was professionally made. The graphic art quality is top notch. I doubt any of the people on the "team" above have such skills. Also, they totally stripped all graphics of meta-data so you can't even tell what programs were used to edit the images. I do know it's a WordPress site hosted on GoDaddy and partially made with the plugin called WPBakery. None of this tells me anything except that whoever made this site has money, expertise (e.g. a contractor or BJ in house web designer & graphic artist), and legal due diligence.

In any case, I'm not surprised if BJ really is behind this website. What I am amazed is how a politician is supporting the FA union so forwardly. Maybe B6ALPA needs to use Governor Cuomo as a mouthpiece for getting people to understand why pilots are worth so much:







This communique is for entertainment purposes only. It does not implicitly or explicitly acknowledge employment with any air carrier nor is any relationship implied. This communique does not represent the opinions or policies of ALPA or JB ALPA and does not represent the collective pilot group, ALPA, nor does it imply collective bargaining, advocacy, or workforce actions intended to disrupt operations.
Long time lurker; new poster. With all due respect, queue, you should not underestimate the cognitive ability or savvy attributes of some front line crews in this industry, or any for that matter. Not all are simply 'clock punchers' who are uneducated and working just for a paycheck. Some are nurses, retired teachers, business students, MBAs, entrepreneurs, retired C-Suite execs who just want something to do, etc., etc., etc. I myself am one of these. And I am not a FA. I am CSR. Educated at the MA level. Business owner. But enough about my qual set. The fact is that just because a site is beautifully and professionally designed and well thought-out from a legality standpoint does not automatically make it from the company. Of the 5,000+ FAs at "BJ" as you say, not every single one is pro-union. Hard to believe, but some are in favor of the direct relationship. It is quite possible that some of them decided to group together and launch a site. Maybe some are professional web designers/graphic artists on the side. Maybe some have legal backgrounds. Maybe some have lawyer friends. Life is funny; don't make such assumptions. Don't be ignorant. You want to see a site directly from the "BJ"? keepourculture.com
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Old 04-12-2018, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TheTruth1 View Post
Long time lurker; new poster. With all due respect, queue, you should not underestimate the cognitive ability or savvy attributes of some front line crews in this industry, or any for that matter. Not all are simply 'clock punchers' who are uneducated and working just for a paycheck. Some are nurses, retired teachers, business students, MBAs, entrepreneurs, retired C-Suite execs who just want something to do, etc., etc., etc. I myself am one of these. And I am not a FA. I am CSR. Educated at the MA level. Business owner. But enough about my qual set. The fact is that just because a site is beautifully and professionally designed and well thought-out from a legality standpoint does not automatically make it from the company. Of the 5,000+ FAs at "BJ" as you say, not every single one is pro-union. Hard to believe, but some are in favor of the direct relationship. It is quite possible that some of them decided to group together and launch a site. Maybe some are professional web designers/graphic artists on the side. Maybe some have legal backgrounds. Maybe some have lawyer friends. Life is funny; don't make such assumptions. Don't be ignorant. You want to see a site directly from the "BJ"? keepourculture.com
Wow try any harder to be a management troll?
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Old 04-12-2018, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TheTruth1 View Post
Long time lurker; new poster. With all due respect, queue, you should not underestimate the cognitive ability or savvy attributes of some front line crews in this industry, or any for that matter. Not all are simply 'clock punchers' who are uneducated and working just for a paycheck. Some are nurses, retired teachers, business students, MBAs, entrepreneurs, retired C-Suite execs who just want something to do, etc., etc., etc. I myself am one of these. And I am not a FA. I am CSR. Educated at the MA level. Business owner. But enough about my qual set.
What makes you think that I am? I've hardly said enough for you to draw any meaningful conclusions about what I think. For the record, while I honor college degrees immensely, I do not discriminate by them if an individual has a track record of accomplished achievement. Formal "education" usually fails society's most defining personalities.

Originally Posted by TheTruth1 View Post
The fact is that just because a site is beautifully and professionally designed and well thought-out from a legality standpoint does not automatically make it from the company. Of the 5,000+ FAs at "BJ" as you say, not every single one is pro-union. Hard to believe, but some are in favor of the direct relationship. It is quite possible that some of them decided to group together and launch a site. Maybe some are professional web designers/graphic artists on the side. Maybe some have legal backgrounds. Maybe some have lawyer friends. Life is funny; don't make such assumptions. Don't be ignorant. You want to see a site directly from the "BJ"? keepourculture.com
I did proclaim "I'm not surprised if BJ really is behind this website."

Of course there are individuals who are not pro-union. In a roundabout way, I am not also. However, you cannot make the claim that the majority of front-line people are happy working at BJ nor are they adequately compensated in terms of quality of life and pay. These are simply inconvenient facts to what b6direct.com claims. If I'm wrong, then what is your explanation of having one union and a second one impending? Wasn't this a function of free-will from frontline employees? How do you explain this phenomena?

It's entirely possible the site is run by just crewmembers. However, it's more likely that it's part of BJ's playbook, which has the M.O. of the consulting firm they hired (the "union buster"). I hope it's not a shock to you that people have opinions. But, I will also offer that the majority of the individuals on the Contact Us page have been there for quite some time and they undoubtedly have top-cover. Believe what you want, but the majority of these individuals are not the typical front line workers.

Contact us ? B6 Direct

Here is what the real front line workers think about BJ.

https://www.comparably.com/companies/jetblue-airways

If you honestly want to keep a "direct relationship", and you probably believe in your cause, then you have to be accountable to the opinions of everyone else. I would really like you to answer the mail on the vast majority of unfavorable comments from real frontline workers giving real opinions. I think the "direct relationship" approved phrase is an indefensible position. I would really like to know how you could logically support the "direct relationship". How is BJ going to be the world's only exception to the rule, particularly since they already abused the direct relationship arrangement for years to the point where the majority of employees now have a historical and logical reason to oppose it.





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Old 04-12-2018, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TheTruth1 View Post
Long time lurker; new poster. With all due respect, queue, you should not underestimate the cognitive ability or savvy attributes of some front line crews in this industry, or any for that matter. Not all are simply 'clock punchers' who are uneducated and working just for a paycheck. Some are nurses, retired teachers, business students, MBAs, entrepreneurs, retired C-Suite execs who just want something to do, etc., etc., etc. I myself am one of these. And I am not a FA. I am CSR. Educated at the MA level. Business owner. But enough about my qual set. The fact is that just because a site is beautifully and professionally designed and well thought-out from a legality standpoint does not automatically make it from the company. Of the 5,000+ FAs at "BJ" as you say, not every single one is pro-union. Hard to believe, but some are in favor of the direct relationship. It is quite possible that some of them decided to group together and launch a site. Maybe some are professional web designers/graphic artists on the side. Maybe some have legal backgrounds. Maybe some have lawyer friends. Life is funny; don't make such assumptions. Don't be ignorant. You want to see a site directly from the "BJ"? keepourculture.com
Clowniest clown in the clown show.
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Old 04-12-2018, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by aldonite7667 View Post
Clowniest clown in the clown show.
Is it the clown show or Blue Man Group?
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Old 04-12-2018, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TheTruth1 View Post
Long time lurker; new poster. With all due respect, queue, you should not underestimate the cognitive ability or savvy attributes of some front line crews in this industry, or any for that matter. Not all are simply 'clock punchers' who are uneducated and working just for a paycheck. Some are nurses, retired teachers, business students, MBAs, entrepreneurs, retired C-Suite execs who just want something to do, etc., etc., etc. I myself am one of these. And I am not a FA. I am CSR. Educated at the MA level. Business owner. But enough about my qual set. The fact is that just because a site is beautifully and professionally designed and well thought-out from a legality standpoint does not automatically make it from the company. Of the 5,000+ FAs at "BJ" as you say, not every single one is pro-union. Hard to believe, but some are in favor of the direct relationship. It is quite possible that some of them decided to group together and launch a site. Maybe some are professional web designers/graphic artists on the side. Maybe some have legal backgrounds. Maybe some have lawyer friends. Life is funny; don't make such assumptions. Don't be ignorant. You want to see a site directly from the "BJ"? keepourculture.com
Which position in B6 management do you currently hold? Not foolin anyone.
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Old 04-12-2018, 07:06 PM
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Is it the clown show or Blue Man Group?
More like supervisor trying to get to director or VP. I hope that little mouse keeps swimming! His cream will turn to butter soon.
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Old 04-17-2018, 11:01 AM
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Immediately had the results with nice crazy graphics.

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