For all USAPA pilots

[Carl S.]

USAPA XMAS party is back on!!! If East pilots want change, grow a pair and speak up, you let USAPA into power, you can take them out...

 

[Turtle21]

Maybe it's time to pull the plug and go to a carrier that isn't quite so dysfunctionaly insane. I'm sure a lot of guys would leave if they could.

We will miss ya. Promise. Please keep in touch. Buh bye.

 

[cactusboy53]

Start a representation drive. Without that the west and east will no more mix than oil and meth.

Nice try, but Cortney Borman got almost the required 50% to be VC of CLT. Runoff election now in progress.

These guys are hard over on evading the Nicolau Seniority list at ANY and ALL costs. They don't know what they want, they just know that they don't want the "Nic".

A330 Captain retiring this month will have lost close to 3/4 of a Million dollars, had they accepted the list and finished negotiations. What a shame.

 

[Superbird]

Fools leading fools. "LOA93 til the last day!" Isn't that the battle cry in NC?

 

[waveflyer]

Not exactly the same merits as "full pay til the last day" is it?

 

[Saabslime]

Being on the west I'm not all that upset about this deal getting blocked for now. Pay aside, we were going to lose a lot of good things in our contract with this MOU (STD, LTD, medical, duty rigs, better reserve system, profit sharing,etc). It all adds up. I'm sure the merger will eventually happen but we've just been given an extension to operate under what I feel is a better contract for a little while longer.

For those who haven't taken the time to see just how much paying more for medical, getting a lower guarantee, and how the new work rules eat into soft time and that $/hr figure you've been salivating over, crunch the numbers........we don't have it as bad as it would appear on the surface (west contract). For the east on LOA 93, enjoy sleeping in the bed you've made.

Don't get me wrong. A raise is a raise. Just trying to stay positive here.

 

[pave driver]

Judge Silver just ordered the Addington DFR trial to proceed September 24th as she was convinced the DOJ antitrust trial and merger will be completed by the end of the year.

Merger/no merger (I believe it will go through) this will come to an end soon so we can all move on and negotiate a new contract. Enough of this East/West stuff. There are now a majority that can move this on.

 

[Dornier 335]

Enough of this East/West stuff.

That would leave General Lee with (more) no life (shock, horror!).

 

[General Lee]

That would leave General Lee with (more) no life (shock, horror!).

Interestingly, EVERY other pilot out there besides Easties and some complete idiot "third listers" agree, when the Westies get the NIC award, things hopefully will get better, and most Easties will just retire away. I can't wait for that to happen.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[pave driver]

Interestingly, EVERY other pilot out there besides Easties and some complete idiot "third listers" agree, when the Westies get the NIC award, things hopefully will get better, and most Easties will just retire away. I can't wait for that to happen.


Bye Bye---General Lee

I'd guestimate over 90% 3rd thisters want to move on. The upper 500 east don't care, over 50% other east pilots want to move on and over 90% west want to move on.

 

[Turtle21]

Nice try, but Cortney Borman got almost the required 50% to be VC of CLT. Runoff election now in progress.

These guys are hard over on evading the Nicolau Seniority list at ANY and ALL costs. They don't know what they want, they just know that they don't want the "Nic".

A330 Captain retiring this month will have lost close to 3/4 of a Million dollars, had they accepted the list and finished negotiations. What a shame.

I have to congratulate you on a point you make.. "they just know that they don't want the "Nic". ".... Many folks mistakenly think all this passion is about getting DOH, but you didn't make such a foolish miscalculation. Indeed it is all about preventing the Nic. Anything but the Nic...and the West is at least as passionate about getting the Nic at all cost.

It is all about the Nic, either way, and that tells you everything you need to know about it.

Feel sorry for me if you want to, but its a waste of your emotions. I don't care in the least for how you feel yourself, or about what you think about how I feel.

I am ambivalent about the whole thing and don't even think about your feelings except for when you guys ask for the jump seat. I see grown men unnecessarily kissing my ass to ride the jump seat. Their whole body drips with feigned and overdone politeness to get on the plane...terrified that if they let one real thought escape them they wouldn't be able to ride... and the funny thing is they could cuss at me, call me names, and have a tantrum, and I would still welcome them on the jump seat. Everyone gets to ride as long as they are professional to the PAX and FAs. Just like a kid on "time out" sitting in his time out chair... As long as you are sitting there I don't care what you say or express. Its your seat to do what you want with. Heck I've even had guys talk about the Nic for three hours. Suit yourself. We have free water, snacks, and even tissues if you want them. Welcome aboard.

 

[General Lee]

Turtle,

You guys also have zero integrity, and are the laughing stock of this industry. You think the APA wasn't ready for your krap? They were locked and loaded to blow your flimsy "union" away. We all know your group pulled a fast one, it was just obvious. Guys on your jump probably nod when you talk your dribble about the Westies or "Sand People" as Learlove calls them, but they also roll their eyes when you guys look away. Your Eastie group is a joke.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Turtle21]

Turtle,

You guys also have zero integrity, and are the laughing stock of this industry. You think the APA wasn't ready for your krap? They were locked and loaded to blow your flimsy "union" away. We all know your group pulled a fast one, it was just obvious. Guys on your jump probably nod when you talk your dribble about the Westies or "Sand People" as Learlove calls them, but they also roll their eyes when you guys look away. Your Eastie group is a joke.


Bye Bye---General Lee

A poser begins a post about integrity.... Sorry I was laughing too hard to keep reading past that. But you can ride my jumpseat too, wink wink.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Being on the west I'm not all that upset about this deal getting blocked for now. Pay aside, we were going to lose a lot of good things in our contract with this MOU (STD, LTD, medical, duty rigs, better reserve system, profit sharing,etc). It all adds up. I'm sure the merger will eventually happen but we've just been given an extension to operate under what I feel is a better contract for a little while longer.

That's the depressing part. The west is willing to sacrifice industry leading contract provisions if it means an end to east tyranny. There is not one west pilot who gained anything from the USAir merger, and it remains to be seen of any of them will benefit from the AA one as well.

 

[Bringupthebird]

A poser begins a post about integrity....

Its no surprise that a discussion about integrity goes over your head. If you didn't read it on a sticker, I guess it's just not true, eh skippy?

 

[DCAA320]

Turtle,

You guys also have zero integrity, and are the laughing stock of this industry. You think the APA wasn't ready for your krap? They were locked and loaded to blow your flimsy "union" away. We all know your group pulled a fast one, it was just obvious. Guys on your jump probably nod when you talk your dribble about the Westies or "Sand People" as Learlove calls them, but they also roll their eyes when you guys look away. Your Eastie group is a joke.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Dude, you clearly have a small penis, too bad for your boyfriend.

 

[Flybywire44]

Dude, you clearly have a small penis, too bad for your boyfriend.

You all have to understand that General Lee has always dreamed of flying commercially, but color blindness stopped him short of reaching his dreams. Thus why he trolls FI.com pretending to be a DAL pilot who uncharacteristically spews poison.

 

[johnnyb]

I'd guestimate over 90% 3rd thisters want to move on. The upper 500 east don't care, over 50% other east pilots want to move on and over 90% west want to move on.

Then simply go to your next LEC meeting and put forth a motion to do just that.

Off and running.

 

[General Lee]

A poser begins a post about integrity.... Sorry I was laughing too hard to keep reading past that. But you can ride my jumpseat too, wink wink.

Thanks to my higher payrates, I can buy a ticket on your plane. No jump required. But, I'll stick with my airline. Wink wink.... Who's laughing now?


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Dude, you clearly have a small penis, too bad for your boyfriend.

Ahhahahahaha! Don't tell me what your fantasies are. Wow, you are a twisted, low paid, widebody freak! Loser!


Bye Bye--General Lee