Be very careful with the "SCAB" word
06-02-2018, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
??? I'm not aware that pilots and controllers ever honored each others strikes? Two very different crafts, controllers do more than just airline traffic.
Pilots and longshoremen don't honor each other's strikes either, despite both being in the transportation industry.
Pilots and longshoremen don't honor each other's strikes either, despite both being in the transportation industry.
06-02-2018, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BMEP100
That's right. It's not like ALPA pilots did somebody's job while they were on strike......ahem .......like they did with the FEIA.
06-03-2018, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Nothing wrong with that, unless it was EAL code share. The idea is to punish managers, not passengers.
The EAL MEC specifically asked the Delta MEC to stop flying the extra Eastern sections. Denied. I specifically remember my uncle saying they knew they lost strike at that very moment. It gave the company time to hire scabs as well as keep the pseudo airline running.
06-03-2018, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Brainsurgeon
Absolutely wrong and in fact no other MEC's authorized extra sections to be flown during the CAL and UAL strikes. Damn near put Lorenzo down too.
The EAL MEC specifically asked the Delta MEC to stop flying the extra Eastern sections. Denied. I specifically remember my uncle saying they knew they lost strike at that very moment. It gave the company time to hire scabs as well as keep the pseudo airline running.
The EAL MEC specifically asked the Delta MEC to stop flying the extra Eastern sections. Denied. I specifically remember my uncle saying they knew they lost strike at that very moment. It gave the company time to hire scabs as well as keep the pseudo airline running.
06-03-2018, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Brainsurgeon
Absolutely wrong and in fact no other MEC's authorized extra sections to be flown during the CAL and UAL strikes. Damn near put Lorenzo down too.
The EAL MEC specifically asked the Delta MEC to stop flying the extra Eastern sections. Denied. I specifically remember my uncle saying they knew they lost strike at that very moment. It gave the company time to hire scabs as well as keep the pseudo airline running.
The EAL MEC specifically asked the Delta MEC to stop flying the extra Eastern sections. Denied. I specifically remember my uncle saying they knew they lost strike at that very moment. It gave the company time to hire scabs as well as keep the pseudo airline running.
06-03-2018, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Brainsurgeon
My Uncle was a striking rEAL pilot and worked in the Atlanta strike center. They kept track of the extra sections.
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