A couple of pilots is not 99% expressing the same opinion. Did I miss something I guess I don't understand your question.

Hey Unionlover,
I am surprised that YOU of all people does not know what a scab is.
I never have or would cross a picket line.
Leaving the American Eagle/closed shop ALPA ****hole was one of the happiest days of my career.
For a moment I knew how a POW feels when he gets released from prison...
If B6 is a tumor then ALPA is the plague.
Judging from your picture it seems you have already caught it.

I guess you don't know how to use a dictionary. Look up 'scab'. The 4th definition fits you and all your B6 buddies to a "T".

Velocipede,
What is with this scab crap? After reading several of your posts I bet I could go to a dictionary and find many words that would fit you to a tee. Try and be a professional and tone down your hostility a bit.

The airline industry has been in turmoil since pre 911. There has been a lot of pain suffered by the employees. Some folks like to place blame for their suffering, so they lash out at anyone that threatens them. This gentleman refers to anyone taking a job today in aviation a scab because they start at lower wages. The truth is this same person begged, borrowed and stole his way into the airline business, starting at a very low wage. His wages increased only due to the fact that the senior pilots looked after the newer pilots at that time.

Someone needs to walk in others shoes for awhile and reminisce what it was like when he started in aviation and stop the finger pointing at others. Look in the mirror and ask, “what am I doing to make this a better place for future workers?”



PS Say hi to your cousin Shrek for me.

What is the general feeling among JB pilots about EXCEEDING the 8 hour crew duty time limitation, as far as "fatigue" is concerned?

I don't work for JB but I'm all for it as long as you cap the max duty day at 12 hours...The powers that be would never go for that though.

The crew DUTY limit is a ridiculous 16 hours!!!

What do you think about ALPA supporting maintaining the 16 hour duty day?!? (as far as fatigue goes, I mean!!)

4. a worker who refuses to join a labor union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like.

OK, here's the 4th definition you spoke of.

Has anyone at JB refused to join a labor union?
There is no union to join, so the answer is NO!! ( I know there are a couple from previous properties, but they ARE scabs and we all have a couple of those, CAL, UAL, AirTran, etc.)

Has anyone at JB refused to participate in a union strike?
Once again, no strike, no scabs!!

Has anyone at JB taken a striking worker's place on the job?
Again no strike, no scab.

So bottom line, if you continue to overuse the word SCAB, it will no longer have any meaning.

OK, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the 99% you mention is what the vote was for a strike authorization. If so, I don't think you can really say that means 99% hate their jobs. We would have done the same thing at FedEx if we had been asked.