Colgan Pilots...

[zasca]

does this mean no pizza in LGA this summer. Balderdash!!!!

 

[playinskys]

wow your a reseacher, I would rather pay less for the same or the possiblity of more. None of my questions were answered. You attacked price only. I guess the extra .5% of you monthly guarantee + 2% of you hard earned over guarantee pays for advertising and food. If the company isn't going to negotiate in good faith then why have a union at all?

 

[Afraid to Fly]

If you do your job properly which 99.9999% of the guys and gals at Colgan do, a union is insurance. ALPA has far better resources to handle those 'insurance' issues that come up.

Would you rather pay for the cheap type of insurance that might cover that expensive surgery you might need, or the all inclusive coverage. Think about it that way.

And I am pretty sure it comes off your gross for the IBT as well.

 

[Raoul Duke]

The smartest thng the Colgan pilots could do is threaten to join the union (any union) and not actually follow through. They are in a position to get whatever they want because Mgt would do almost anything to keep them non-union and by staying that way, they also negate any leverage that ALPA tries to use through the PNCL pilots.

 

[DoinTime]

Colgan needs a union, but ALPA isn't for us. Pinnacle has ALPA. What have they done for them?

Better to ask yourself, what have the teamsters done for Great Lakes or GoJets.

Same MGMT... What airlines don't like or want to get rid of ALPA? US Airways did!!!

Airways left ALPA in an attempt to preserve their seniority.

Also how does it feel that your ALPA dues bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of Potbelly sandwiches, TGI Friday's food, Legal Seafood in BOS, and whatever you want to eat in LGA in order to buy your support. Heck it could be more in the six figures it went on for months!! Why did they buy all of this, kindness or an investment?

Unfortunately, pilots have to be bribed in order to get them to show up and get educated on issues that will continuously impact their career. If pilots weren't so self centered and egotistical they would voluntarily show up for no personal benefit.

Think about it !!!!!! Vote Teamsters

How hard do you think the teamsters are going to fight for you (read: how much money will they spend for lawyers) in merger situation when they won't be the surviving representative?

 

[DoinTime]

The smartest thng the Colgan pilots could do is threaten to join the union (any union) and not actually follow through.

Yeah....Just look at everything Management gave them last time they threatened to Unionize.

They are in a position to get whatever they want because Mgt would do almost anything to keep them non-union and by staying that way, they also negate any leverage that ALPA tries to use through the PNCL pilots.

Huh???

 

[suupah]

Colgan needs a union, but ALPA isn't for us. Pinnacle has ALPA. What have they done for them? Same MGMT... What airlines don't like or want to get rid of ALPA? US Airways did!!!

And why did usairways get rid of them?

 

[Flyer1015]

You Colganites keep up this anti-union crap, and ya'll will get stapled when the time comes.

And it will be the red stapler from Office Space that will get the job done.

A staple, no fences, no furlough protection.

 

[vectorvictor]

You Colganites keep up this anti-union crap, and ya'll (you) will get stapled when the time comes.

And it will be the red stapler from Office Space that will get the job done. (You should avoid starting sentences with conjunctions.)

A staple, no fences, no furlough protection.

(verb?)

 

[Snaab]

Let me make this ABSOLUTELY clear: VOTE IN A UNION THIS YEAR! Do NOT believe anything the Colgan Pilot Group (managment kiss-asses) have to say. The reality is they have ZERO leverage- a pipe dream.

Btw, when exactly is Dot leaving?