pilots around the world look to strike, where are the americans?
 

ALPA, where are you?

Austrailia
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/28/2017964.htm
Germany http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited...fx4060715.html
Ireland
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...cle2866917.ece

USA... woohoo
http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tr...8-29-0005.html


Someone needs to stand up for this profession. Is a democratic white house the answer?


-sick of paycheck to paycheck.

I agree, enough is enough, I dont know what the hell XJT is going to do when CAL pulls another large chunk of our flying away.............

You want to see the effect of a Democratic administration on the airline industry?

Google Jimmy Carter and the Airline Deregulation Act.

Just out of morbid curiosity, What changes occurred during the Clinton administration's reign?

I don't want Hilary in the White House, but if the pendulum theory holds true I hope we can go with the lesser of two evils (Barrack).

One article said in Austrailia that the lowest paid pilots made $35,000. That shows just how much we put up with.

Good luck to all of you at ASA, get everything you can from them even if means you walk.

Or try "Ronald Reagan air traffic control strike"! The issue is not Democrats vs. Republicans.

The issue is that NMB is controlled by the president and until we get a new one (one who is sympathetic to labor) no pilot group will be given authorization to strike and nothing will chance.

Reminder
 

Hi All, just a reminder that this board is NOT the venue for discussion of politics pro or con.

Thanks.

"This board is NOT a venue for the discussion of politics, pro or con". Going out on a limb here I have to say; how curious. APC is a board with a huge variety of professional pilots participating from a variety of labor perspectives (and a variety of unions) and we're "not" allowed to "talk politics". Due to the mudslinging that often occurs during "politics on discussion boards" I completely understand the conventional wisdom why this "isn't allowed", and most other boards are the same way. But then, in a way, its a pity "politics" on APC are not allowed. I'm fairly certain the people and organizations who influence the labor climate for what it is pretty much don't have this quasi self-imposed censorship. Perhaps thats a factor in their success.

i think that if the politics affect us and the industry it should be discussed

I also agree that it should be discussed in an intelligent and mature manner. Unfortunately, if this forum were open to political debate it would quickly degenerate in to an 'I'm right, you're wrong' flame war.

However, it can not be denied that every part of aviation from puddle jumping Cubs to intercontinental 747's is affected by politics.