FLOP's 1108 VERDICT!

[1po'dpilot]

It's a done deal!! Just waiting on the numbers!!

 

[netjetwife]

I hadn't heard what numbers you were expecting, but I think what you got puts you in a good position going into negotiations. You'll be picking up even more support as you go along. Those who were afraid to go out on a limb will see that they were in the minority in their thinking. Now they'll be uncomfortable getting left behind. The "if you can't beat them, join them" crowd will come around. They'll have to after telling everyone that they had the pilots best interests at heart. You just let that group know where your interest is! Ditto for those who act like they're from the "Show Me" state. Y'all showed 'em!

Happily watching it happen--again!
Netjetwife

 

[WrknStff]

Now its just a matter of being VERY careful who is voted into the union leadership. None of the company yes men should be allowed into any positions or we'll just have another of the fiascos netjets had during their long wait for a contract.

 

[netjetwife]

Agreed! But I don't see that happening because Flt Ops pilots have the benefit of learning from the mistakes of those who have gone before them. The best thing about experience is being able to share it with others. NJW

 

[nerdpilot]

WELL I KNOW ONE GUY WHO WOULD LUV TO BE IN A PLACE OF POWER EVEN THOUGH HE HAS FORMALLY SAID "HE WILL NOT RUN FOR OFFICE". I think he realizes there are alot of us who remember him bragging about his 1000 dollar check he recieved from Ken Ricci for his wonderful suggestion on how to save the company on Hotel costs. His great idea was to get rid of hotel points for the pilots like the airlines do so the company could save a dollar or two a night. C.S. was willing to sell out his fellow pilots so he could get a nice check and a pat on the back from the CEO....God only know what he will do if he was given a chance to negotiate saleries and QOL issues with management. Just ask any of the guys he flies with or the many who refuse to fly with him including a check airmen what kind of guy this is. Just my two cents................

 

[netjetwife]

"Sell out" was a good choice of words for someone who'd do that! More fool, the CEO who didn't recognize that the idea was penny wise but pound foolish. The few bucks saved cost far more in loss of morale, I'm sure. The lifestyle isn't easy on frac pilots and their families. They deserve every perk that comes with the job. It sounds to me as though the pledge not to run for office is just a way to save himself the embarrassment of being told not to do the pilots any favors.

Note that my use of the word "deserve" is based on the actual definition, and not the misapplied, negative connotation of a "hand out" that some have come to associate with the term.

Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir,
desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be
devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either
good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the
laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves
praise. Frac pilots deserve hotel points.