Don't win stupid prizes...again
08-30-2020 | 06:40 PM
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Scab mentality is the willingness to cross a picket line and profit while the pilot group is on strike for the betterment of the profession. I don't think our MC is currently in pursuit of the betterment of our profession.
If pilot concessions are not imposed, then one should not benefit when pilots are on furlough. Conversely...
If pilot concessions are not imposed, then one should not benefit when pilots are on furlough. Conversely...
08-30-2020 | 06:52 PM
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My bad and my apologies!!!
08-30-2020 | 06:53 PM
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Our MEC is defending our contract and demanding that it is followed in the biggest event to ever face the airlines. They have learned from past mistakes what happens to the profession if we line up to weaken our contracts for the illusion of saving something. It stinks, but it is better to furlough with an intact contract, than to spend years trying to get back to where we are right now. If that isn’t standing for the betterment of the profession, I don’t know what is.
I hope not only for our contract but for our pilot group that you are correct.
08-30-2020 | 07:17 PM
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How about the group be allowed to vote and let’s see where everyone stands?
08-30-2020 | 07:27 PM
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I’d expect the majority to protect the contract as it is written and not give anything, even if it could potentially save a few furloughs. Don’t mean to sound heartless, but the majority of the seniority list has been through this before and know first hand what happens if you give an inch.
08-30-2020 | 07:41 PM
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08-30-2020 | 07:52 PM
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I’d expect the majority to protect the contract as it is written and not give anything, even if it could potentially save a few furloughs. Don’t mean to sound heartless, but the majority of the seniority list has been through this before and know first hand what happens if you give an inch.
08-30-2020 | 08:14 PM
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I’d expect the majority to protect the contract as it is written and not give anything, even if it could potentially save a few furloughs. Don’t mean to sound heartless, but the majority of the seniority list has been through this before and know first hand what happens if you give an inch.
08-31-2020 | 04:20 AM
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Second, if an agreement is engineered or tweaked to achieve a vote outcome it should never see the light of day. We can all agree this is a highly charged topic. Delta polled it's pilot group and by a margin of 90% they rejected the notion of reducing their ALV by 15% to eliminate furloughs for a year. If an agreement can be crafted, it should be solely on its intent. I'm afraid this might not be the case.
08-31-2020 | 04:40 AM
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But this is different to my recollection because United Pilots have never tried to give TEMPORARY concessions to mitigate furloughs. They have given concessions to save their A Plan and because former Union Leaders misleadingly recommended it. But none of that was to mitigate furloughs.
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