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I was the initial organizer for the effort at Flight Options. During the drive we had pilots that expressed the same concerns regarding putting various information on the cards that you are having.
Keep assuring your pilots that these cards are going to a secure location and that the information on them will not fall into the wrong hands. We had a management that was actively looking for the organizers of our drive and they never did. When we did finally take off the mask of names we had been using during the drive and management found out who we were, I think they were shocked. All but one of us had been ardent anti union pilot during the previous drives.
Keep pressing your pilots to have the courage to stand up for what they believe is right and to have faith in the process. The road you are on is a hard one but its a road worth traveling.
It takes even more courage to not get caught up in the union mob mentality and tell the union organizers to take a hike. Don't allow yourselves to be pressured into whatever agenda they have because the disruptions to your career can be never ending. The union contract is wonderful when times are good, but do your research and see the damage pilot unions have done to the industry during economic downturns like the one we are about to enter. It's a scorched earth policy. Remember to be careful what you ask for.
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