Anyone have one?

Noticed on the asacontract.com website, that the NMB, pilots, and airline's negotiation's team met this past weekend, yet no update specifically on what occurred.

 

Nothing. Management will not budge on ANYTHING. They live in a happy world where pilots are a dime a dozen. Except that they are beating feet for the exit.
I think they are counting on the NMB not releasing us. If we are released, they'll wait until midnight of the last night to sign something.

 

Why has ASA not striked? They need to walk. This crap of working without a contract for years is not good. Am I missing something here?

 

Yes. You are missing something called the Railway Labor Act, or RLA. Even discussing ANY kind of job action, maintenance write up campaigns, sick ins, not picking up open time, or striking, without going through the "process" can result in the union being fined and workers being terminated.
It sucks, but nothing can be done until the RLA goes away. Unfortunately that will never happen as the airlines like it just fine the way it is. Nothing like being able to treat workers like crap with no fear of job action.

 

Alright, thanks Blackhawk.

 

definitely is getting ridiculous...but what can us peons do?

 

Fly somewhere else?

 

How many of you ASA guys who replied live in the metro Atlanta area? Any on the south side? (PTC/Newnan?)

 

I used to live in PTC. Very nice place for a family, but not if you are single. Some people prefer farther out where you can get more land for less money; I preferred having neighbors who I saw and knew by name; being able to ride a bike with my kids without fear of being run over by an idiot Atlanta driver; good schools; being able to make my way home without driving if I had too many to drink.
I used to live closer to Atlanta Speedway before moving to PTC. I hated it. Many of the other south side towns in Atlanta are "slam click" communities. People drive their cars into their garages, close the doors, and you don't see them again until the next morning. No sidewalks for the kids. Kids are discouraged from playing outside. I asked for speed bumps in my neighborhood to cut down on the speeders and the town said they couldn't due to law suits from people who get their cars damaged. Well, if the car was damaged, they probably drove too fast.
No kidding on this next one. Schools don't have cross walks. The town does not want kids walking or riding bikes to schools as they then could be held liable. So if you live across the street from the school you have to drive you kid to school. This was the final straw that caused us to move to PTC.

 

The reason that ASA has not agreed to anything is that all the CNC is getting is enough to make it look like the company cares. Fact is that it is just enough to keep the NMB happy. Nothing more.