Originally Posted by Herkulesdrvr (Post 436040)

Sorry but ALPA has screwed a lot of my buddies at other airlines. I will never support ALPA, but I do support pilots. The best way to support other pilots is to kick ALPA out. They dont care about the little people, they only care about more members equalling more dues collected. I work at a non union carrier and I hope we never get a union. Unions were born long ago and are no longer needed as they are antiquated and corrupted, just say no.

Originally Posted by SomedayRJ (Post 436000)

Allow me to point out the following at this juncture:

Without the ramp, the airplanes don't fly.

Without flight attendants, the airplanes don't fly.

Without mechanics, airplanes might fly, but they sure won't fly very well.

Without customer service and agents, the airplanes might fly, but there'd be no passengers ( = no revenue).

(*cue "This Bud's For You" music*)

And so forth. (We even need management. Maybe not the current management, but some form of management.)

Moving an airliner is a team effort. I wish that the hardliners on ALL sides would stop hardlining and refocus on the core business, which is moving people from A to B faster than they can drive.

Originally Posted by 7576United (Post 436050)

Brilliant strategy, sport: Kick out the people that stand between you and a management team that truly is corrupt.

You say you support pilots, but not unions. Tell me, how are you supporting me in my time of need? With kind words?

Originally Posted by rememberaloha (Post 436092)

Us supporting you you ask???

Us being regional pilots, how would you EVER support us?

Originally Posted by weirdbiz (Post 435975)

As I see it, the United management has taken every opportunity, literally every single one, to abuse the contract they signed with the pilots to the fullest extent possible without incarceration. It takes a lot of nerve for them to cry about pilots abusing contract provisions. Apparently they don't teach MBAs that you reap what you sow.

Originally Posted by SomedayRJ (Post 436000)

Allow me to point out the following at this juncture:

Without the ramp, the airplanes don't fly.

Without flight attendants, the airplanes don't fly.

Without mechanics, airplanes might fly, but they sure won't fly very well.

Without customer service and agents, the airplanes might fly, but there'd be no passengers ( = no revenue).

(*cue "This Bud's For You" music*)

And so forth. (We even need management. Maybe not the current management, but some form of management.)

Moving an airliner is a team effort. I wish that the hardliners on ALL sides would stop hardlining and refocus on the core business, which is moving people from A to B faster than they can drive.

Originally Posted by kronan (Post 436036)

As I see it, Mgt seems to be upset because the pilots aren't working extra days the way they used to in the past. They are only showing up for their scheduled events.

perhaps because it just isn't that much fun to work there as it used to be.