Flight Options?

[B19 Flyer]

You're all very welcome... Support goes both ways; my thanks to you, DL, FC and Galaxy, as well as the others who have expressed (either publicly or thru PMs) support for my right to post here. Each post and PM is valued and appreciated, not just for their personal meaning to me, but for the underlying evidence that we are an online community here to share camaraderie and support one another. Sincerely, NJW

A card for my Options friends....
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You have your union support.

The rest of us know where you really stand.

The REAL NJW made the following statement, and no matter how much she tries to deny it, it's an insult to the industry:

 

[B19 Flyer]

I love people that attack NJW, cause the attackers look stupid. Were FLOPS pilots and she has no problem advertising she is a WIFE of a NJ pilot. Yet she cares more about a lame company that she has no bone with, than a select hand full of weak, no backbone, followers here at FLOPS.

THANKS NJW, for helping

I don't attack NJW, I simply point out the truth that the rest of you are blind to. She doesn't have a split second of time working in the industry, but all of you union mongers think she is worth supporting.

Her husband doesn't fly a regular schedule and produce revenue for NJ because he's too busy getting paid for conducting union business on company time.

She has a confrontational attitude that pilots must win, not fairly negotiate a contract.

She continually makes statements using the words "I" or "WE" like she does something in the industry that is meaningful. The only thing she does in the industry is support the union and her husband, who is in the process of splintering the support of IBT which the FLOPS pilots need.

She's highly disrespectful of those that are non-pilots. I use her quote to illustrate how little she understands about the industry:

 

[netjetwife]

This message is hidden because B19 Flyer is on your ignore list.

That's what I see on my screen. I am comfortable leaving it to the frac community to decide what they think about my offer of support. They know that I have their best interests at heart. I celebrate every advancement made in the industry, regardless of who initiated it. I also give credit where it's due, be it union members, non-union pilots, or management.

Union-busters (or wanna be copy cats) work to destroy solidarity and camaraderie among workers and their supporters. As an outspoken advocate for fractional pilots, it isn't surprising that I'm frequently attacked for my supportive posts. These are trying times for the Options pilotgroup and I'll continue to support their justified struggle for a fair contract. The NJ pilots are at an important cross-road and I'm following their independence movement closely. Additionally, I'm interested in progress made at the other frax and enjoy discussing positive change with those pilots. I encourage those who don't like the FUD being flung around every time I post to use the ignore function selectively. Thanks to everyone helping to raise the bar in the fractional industry! NJW

PS Diesel, I dropped the usual "frac" twice and used the longer "fractional" just for you and your pet peeve....

 

[B19 Flyer]

They know that I have their best interests at heart.

Pure doublespeak.

NJW, you can't have it both ways.

You make the statement above, yet the exact quote from you regarding non-pilots is:

 

[fischman]

B19,

Why does NJW's quote in your signature offend you so much? It is not meant as an insult. It is the truth. We all make choices in life. I chose to be a pilot. You chose to be an arrogant a$$. Again, not meant to be an insult, just the truth.

 

[netjetwife]

Fisch, any reasonable person who followed the thread where the out-of-context post was taken from knows that I was responding to an economics point made by Gunfyter. GF has used the hospital analogy numerous times (nurses and other support workers are paid less than doctors) but notice that the fudspinner doesn't attack GF... He'd rather pick on a woman. :erm:

You, GF, and other posters have stated correctly that I commented on choices we are all free to make and the economic reality of different job categories. This forum is full of outspoken people but they aren't complaining about the tone of that post. Like you, they got it and understood the job choice/economic point Gunfyter and I were both making. It's a non-issue but B19 is desperately trying to warp reality.

The word-twister is just trying to make trouble between the Union and other workers at FltOps. Actually, no disrespect was ever intended, but in his propaganda war B19 is hoping to discredit a vocal advocate for professional pay for fractional pilots. As a union-buster (or wanna be) he will say anything--irregardless of the truth--to destroy the reputation of those who support the right to work under a contract. As others have pointed out, if we all put the fudspinner on our ignore list and shut him out completely we can stop his flow of FUD.

THOSE WHO WARP REALITY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE BOOT. WORD-TWISTERS AND FUD-SPINNERS TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE!

 

[Galaxy]

"union obsession.....don't even work for one....600 posts about a company that you don't even work at! Give me a break! Get a grip!"....NJW

Once again, I don't have a dog in this fight nor care about unions one way or another.......BUT, you NJW don't work at any company nor work in the industry and have over 1800+ posts that are pro-union....I think you need to a GRIP!

SCT

PS- I have no beef against any of my fellow pilots (91, 121, 125, 135).....I just like to point out NJW's idiot posts.

There is no beef about it.. NJW is very clear of where she came from and where she stands today with numbers to prove it. Look at her profile-a military wife turned fractional pilots wife. Does she have a right to post her opinions here? Sure she does. She even has facts of what a union has done for her family in the way of actual numbers on her family W2 statements year after year as well as protections for her husband in the way of working conditions.
We all rely on our family to help us through this journey called life. NJW is a part time single parent while her husband is out flying to provide for his family. She has spent likely countless kids birthdays, anniversarys, and holidays alone to support her husbands career.
Unions are only in this industry because of corporate greed and mismanagement.
As for B-19, he is very elusive about his past and his current position. What airline did he work for when he was laid off twice? What was his position at those airlines? Where and what is he doing now? I am a pilot at FLOPS. I speak only the truth that happens to me and my fellow partners while enduring life here. Listening to information from B-19 is like getting financial information from your bug man. If he has some credibility then he should just come out and say it. But he always loosly evades the topic and falls back to his usual line of Unions are bad. He tries to make a big deal out of the NJA pilots seperating from the IBT. It isn not hard just read on this board for the real reasons.

 

[netjetwife]

You nailed it, Galaxy! I post here not only to support the pilots trying to raise the bar, but also to share the family perspective and my insight (based on my husband's leadership role in the Union) regarding current events in the industry. The pilots who know my husband's role don't question my understanding of the NJ pilots' upcoming separation from the Teamsters. Or my family's dedication to the pilotgroup. BTW, to me "pilotgroup" includes the family members. Unfortunately, those with a sexist attitude don't think wives should be allowed to post here...

As I recall, during the NJ pilots' contract negotiations SCT had a negative opinion about 1108 and my right to post. (Ironic considering my family gave up our time together for my husband to work on the contract team in '05 and in '07) I see his anti-union tone has softened slightly with the NJ pilots' successes, but when support was needed he certainly wasn't posting here to raise their morale. And he's not exactly cheering on the Options pilotgroup either...

Galaxy, about those actual numbers on my family's W2 statements...here's just one example of the positive changes I've seen. Prior to 2005 NJA pay was so low (particularly for the FOs) most families couldn't put money aside for kids' to go to college. In 2006 all 3 of our kids' college accounts got a big boost and we made so much last year (including AF retirement and the IBB signing bonus) that we can't deduct the college money from our taxes. What a turn around! Yes, I'm proud of 1108 and what the Union has done for our fractional families. Yes, I want to see the Options pilots get an industry standard contract so that life will be easier for them and their families. So the Ops kids can have college funds like the NJ kids. Now is the time to pull together and support the pilots at the bargaining table and I post accordingly. If those who don't wish to read my posts would use the ignore function of the board they wouldn't have cause to complain. However, as SCT made clear, he's in that category of posters who enjoys complaining and running others down....

 

[gutshotdraw]

--irregardless of the truth--

Agghhh! Sorry NJW, grammar instructor hat on. I HATE "irregardless." It ISN'T a word! Regardless is.

Ok, I feel better now. Rant over. Please continue.

 

[netjetwife]

GSD, I'm not sure where I picked up that non-word, :blush: but you're absolutely right. Thanks for the grammar lesson/reminder. It won't appear in my posts again--regardless of my frustration with those who twist the truth to fit their hidden agenda.