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deffer'em said:do you like your job?
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R2D cup said:I love my job, I tapped 4 FA's in the past week.
LATE!
propjockey said:Disclaimer: My knowledge about the NMB and the legalities of going on strike is limited.
That being said, I find it hard to believe the NMB would release ASA pilots for a strike with a brand new owner. Logic suggests that the previous three years of negotiations are not relevant to the current situation. After all, it certainly isn't SkyWest, Inc. that's been dragging its feet in negotiations all this time. Patience is required to see how things will evolve. The winds of change seem unusually unpredictable lately.
propjockey said:Join the club. I don't doubt anything you say. In today's adversarial environment, I would expect nothing less than stall tactics. Your situation at ASA is precisely why I'm a little concerned about a small, but militant faction beating the ALPA drum here at SkyWest. I know "you're only as strong as your MEC" ad naseum, but I don't think any kind of negative labor action is productive in the current environment. I'm convinced that ALPA membership would gain us nothing but the medical/legal protection, which I hear is quite good (maybe worth the 2% we'd have to pay for it?).
The principles taught in Getting to Yes (a book about the art of negotiation that strongly emphasizes the importance of finding a win/win scenario) should be required reading -- no -- should be surgically implanted in the minds of all management and labor groups. Sadly, not many people in this world are able to rise above petty human nature for very long. It's not surprising that greed should be one of the seven deadly sins, is it? Corporate greed and short-sighted management focused solely on quick gains for major shareholders at the expense of company longevity and employee morale has infected this country like a plague. Personally, I see no end in sight. Where is your leverage in this environment? The NWA mechanics strike went down in flames. I doubt any pilot strike would be any more effective at the present time.
blueridge71 said:BTW Skystud, your avatar is the most disturbing that I have ever seen. Bar none.
propjockey said:Texx, it wasn't necessary to be rude. You'd think it was a prerequisite for posting on this board. Sheesh! I admitted before commenting that my knowledge of the NMB/striking was limited, but it isn't necessary to attempt to paint me as a moron. I have been a member of the Teamsters before, so I am not completely without knowledge of the subject.
Opinion: (which obviously may be wrong), if ASA pilots were to go on strike, ASA would cease to exist as an airline.
Fact: The industry would likely be better off with one fewer regional carrier.
Now, at the risk of painting myself as a moron...
jehtplane, I've been meaning to ask -- what is that thing in your avatar?
JassBuff said:I agree With everyone else. I think ASA is Crazy for pickiting in this economy. Here people are losing jobs and ASA is asking for a pay raise you should just be happy you have a job. Some people are so greedy.
Tomct said:skydud: YOU of all people should be on our side! If things go well for us it is only going to help you!! Obviously you have been too blind to realize what is happening here....not that it is your fault and all....oh wait....50-99 seat pay one rate, YEAH, IT IS YOUR FAULT!!
Jack Ass go back to sleep and SHUT IT!
MELIT: Go back to your boardroom and hold hands with your mgmnt PUKES! You are the very essence that is eating away at this industry! DckWeed!
Crashpad: I would, and I have been here 8 years. We have to make a stand or end up taking the sandpaper fisted treatment daily! Oh wait, that is already happening.
We should all look at the Delta Pilots. They are about to stand up and say ENOUGH is ENOUGH! All ALPA brothers should stand up and just SHUT this country down for a couple of days and see what happens NEXT!!:uzi: