Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1020030)

God help the new combined pilot group if the former 9E clowns get elected to run the show.

Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1020030)

God help the new combined pilot group if the former 9E clowns get elected to run the show.

Originally Posted by BIGRIG (Post 1020231)

What do you mean? They have done so well in the past...........

Originally Posted by cencal83406 (Post 1020236)

I don't care who we get as long as the reps know that a union is there to protect me from the company, not from my own free will. You can also be sure if you are elected we will hold you to a high standard. Make a decision not in concert with the group you represent and you will find yourself off the union quickly.

Originally Posted by CAPIP1998 (Post 1020417)

I think I can agree with this, so long as your free will doesn't mess with my seniority. We have a seniority system, not a free will system. This is why we sign a COLLECTIVE bargaining agreement. But, yes, the reps need to be accountable and responsive to the groups needs.

Originally Posted by Avroman (Post 1020438)

highly questionable arbitration thoery.

Originally Posted by cptmurf (Post 1020518)

Nothing happened here that did not happen at DAL/NWA, and that integration was considered a success. I know that doesn't ease the pain that individuals felt due to a Status/Category integration, but I do realize that each list has individuals that are feeling huge losses. I won't say or even imply that this integration was a "successful" one, but it was not a failure either. We need to move on, the complaining of individual pains felt, will only serve to divide us.

Originally Posted by Avroman (Post 1020533)

I guess, but it is the same group that has been screwed over and over here, The worst 4 years to be hired in the history of this company is 01 to 05.

Originally Posted by cptmurf (Post 1020540)

99 hasn't been a picnic by any means, but we came out good on this one. I do feel for you guys though.

I just want us to move forward, and I can just see the uphill unity battles due to "we were stapled", "the staffing model/fences screwed us", and "I got NO raise, and lost in SLI" snide comments being injected. The methodology screwed all the groups here. An accepted methodology, which has been touted "successful" in the past, and was fought for by one of our merging groups.

The following is not guided towards you Avroman, just my rambling...
So we're at a divergence here... We can keep complaining, arguing, and mistreating each other due to our pre merger and integration statuses, which will most likely put us into a USAir like infighting and will make it impossible to effectively deal with issues moving forward. Or we can take a higher road, realize that it is what it is, and that arguing it could make it worse than what we have now, and move forward. Treating each other with respect, (no denying jumpseat due to pre merger status, which may have happened recently) and come together as a cohesive and effective group. The choice is ours, and it's a choice we each individually control by our actions.