Waka -- my grandfather taught me that to build something takes longer and is much more difficult than to tear something down. Then again, that is why it is so much more rewarding. It is never wrong to strive to do (accomplish) the deeds.
This is something NJ Union leaders and members can easily identify with. They built StrongUnion, built pilot-only Local 1108 and are currently building an independent association. Options pilot leaders and members have built their Union from scratch. Kudos to all involved!
My thinking on these matters is that people like NJW see things so one dimensional when life and business are not.
Hardly! Negotiations revolve around money so there's been a lot of business discussed at my house, especially during IBB and now with NJASAP. The situtation at FO and NJ are worlds apart and between NJ and the other fractionals universe aparts.
Talk about single-focus thinking....
Differences don't justify exploitation. Our country set a minimum wage to protect workers. I think pilots need to do the same for themselves. Sure, some will make more but none should be paid like unskilled labor. A professional base rate is in order to prevent huge discrepancies. As much as the union did for NJ, management did more.
But they couldn't have done it alone. And it was proven that NJA is more productive when the pilots are motivated and respected. .... Doing all these things brought employment to a significant number of pilots.
Who are a core component of the business model. My recognition of the partnership at NJA is a more balanced viewpoint than your constant praise for management and your soft tone for the FLOPS who are ruining FO and derailing careers. Unfortunately FO has not succeeded in these areas. Who knows, maybe the lucky ones are the ones cut loose fairly or unfairly.
From posts here they don't sound like they're feeling lucky. Shocked and disgusted is more like it.
There is all this talk about industry standards. Who cares about some vague standard.
The underpaid Options pilots who do the same job for less than their frac peers and know precisely how far behind they are. Your pro-management blinders must prevent you from seeing clearly what stands out starkly to the rest of us. The only thing that counts is you are happy where you are and you feel you are compensated reasonably for what you do.
Those two factors don't always come together; sometimes you have to insist on fair compensation for the job you enjoy. If you are not, you should be moving on.
That's the same trite advice you gave to the NJA pilots. It's a good thing they listened to their Union leaders instead of you. :erm: If you are happy in your work life, you are probably creating something. If you are miserable with it and sharing that, you are probably tearing something down.
A classic example of a shoot the messenger attitude...
