9E picketing; Whos walking?
 

A lot of y'all talk the talk. Are you walking the walk?

Vast majority voted for striking correct? Has there been any preliminary dates set for the event that has been disseminated to the pilot group?

This Friday at the Memphis Airport is the first scheduled picketing event. It is set up by the Pinnacle MEC, but everyone is welcome.

I am on a 4 day trip (not through Memphis) otherwise I would be there.

I start a 4 day on thursday and will miss it also, hopefully one of the events will line up with my schedule and I'll walk with you guys.

Yeah. Walk around in circles at the airport for a few hours on your 1 day off for the week. That'll show 'em!

FLY SAFE! ;)

is there an echo in here or do you just like to hear yourself type? We know already, ASA is better than pinnacle. Stop ****ing on our parade. Literally.

I never said that. Lose the attitude. I told you to learn from our MISTAKES and gave you a road map to success. Picketing is useless. It just "rallies the troops" and gives people an avenue to vent their frustration. I used to be a rep, and that is directly from ALPA's SPC playbook! Hit them hard and fly safe. 6 years is too long!

Didn't they just hire a bunch of new pilots? If they aren't union yet and picket, will they get fired? How long does one have to wait after getting hired to join the union? I am assuming it's the typical 90 days to 6 months.

A new hire will become an apprentice member when hired, 1 year after start of class they become an active member. Apprentice members are welcome to attend and help out but will not walk the line to ensure they can't be negatively impacted.

We encouraged probationary pilots NOT to picket.

You guys are wasting your time with picketing. Whom do you hope to inform with your picketing? Management already knows what you think and they are thumbing their noses at you. The passengers who just bought the cheapest ticket they could find on expedia don't understand the industry and don't care.

You will all be better off if you all call in sick and fatigued (preferably at an outstation) and don't forget to write everything up you can find. It's pretty cold outside lately. You better start both engines at the gate and leave em running until you get to the next gate. You don't want them to get cold. Just in case a generator fails you better leave the APU running at all times. Better safe than sorry. Put some flaps out when below 10,000. You don't want to be late in configuring. Are we tracking yet?

You look retarded walking in circles! Management feels no shame. Colgans very existence is proof of this. Management only understands numbers. Make them hurt financially, then they will listen.

CA Tony...
nobody at pinnacle denies that this one round of picketing will not get us a contract or that management or the public give a rats behind about a bunch of pilots walking in circles. As you said, it rallies the troops....and you have no idea of the divide in this pilot group. Anything that brings us together even for a moment is a good thing, whether or not uncle phil is listening. From your first post it does make is sound as though you think we are idiots for giving up a day off to picket, without regards to the unity of rallying the troops, which is something this group desperately needs but you do not see...

It's one thing for 5 or 6 guys on a message board to talk the talk, but if a lot of guys show up to walk it's definately going to show that its seen as a lot more important than just 5 guys can make it seem.

Will the giant inflatable rat labeled Phil be there?

That giant inflatable rat is embarrassing. Nothing screams immature, unskilled, replaceable, union workers like an inflatable rat.

Don't see engineers, doctors, lawyers, or any other highly skilled, professional group negotiating with one. I have no idea why ALPA thinks its even close to acceptable.

What kind of image are we trying to present here? I hope that rat doesn't show up to MEM on friday when you guys picket, or at any other ALPA picketing event ever again. Sure, it gets "attention" - it gets you laughed at.