No. You are wrong, like every poster that has made that statement over the years. I am not a union buster, as a matter of fact I've stated manytimes, you wanted your union, you get exactly what you asked for.
I have no agenda, but the events of the last six months are certainly proving my point about unions. As I watch all of these posters scramble to show all these union supporters how wonderful their union is, all I see is a bunch of pilots that are being forced to take lump sum payouts to step away from a job they love to do, with no firm hope that they may ever fly for NJ again.
At least those that were furloughed from the other fracs, and I have been there myself, knew the hazards of being on the bottom of the list. Now, pilots are having large sums of money dangled in front of them (that NJ is having to pay for I might add) to make decisions that will affect their family and career. Many of these pilots will take the packages, change careers and never fly again. I can't help but wonder, and have stated before, how many pilots gave up good flying jobs to take the "industry leading contract" at NJ, only to be faced with this possibility.
The extent of the measures being taken today underscores the risk that a union takes by forcing a huge CBA onto a company. Unions will rarely, if ever participate in the ebb and flows of a business, instead they will take the cash and run. Even now, all the financial participation is on NJ, the union hasn't offered to take a cut in pay to even show a good faith effort to help the company through these tough times.
I've been told recently by every single NJ union supporter on these boards that these types of cuts could never happen. I've been called every name in the book, insulted and thrashed.
These cuts are happening, and this is only the first layer. I wish it wasn't, it is a shame it's happening, but I have made the statement that the industry leading contract was going to pull back to reality, and it's going to happen.
There is little I've stated that hasn't happened over the years... FLOPS still doesn't have a contract, the entire fractional industry painted it's hopes on the NJ CBA and it's high pay and lucrative work rules.
It's failed... when it gets redone, it will be closer to reality and a more realistic mark for the industry to rally around....