Im Ready, UNION AT FLEX

[slowtation capt]

. After we were all threatened yesterday on Yammer they have lost the group.

Another threat?

 

[shanes123]

Bluenose nailed it. I suggest everyone reread his post 10 times. Then when your done read it another 10. Very accurate and well spoken.

What was the threat on yammer ?

 

[captboy2001]

Flex605

Mr Flex605, Is anyone starting a drive at flex other then signing up on your thread posted here. Thx. Just wondering

 

[John MClain]

Mr Flex605, Is anyone starting a drive at flex other then signing up on your thread posted here. Thx. Just wondering

Yes they are. Should be officially kicked off today as a matter of fact.

Stby. Should get real interesting from here on out. I think the Flex guys are going to surprise a lot of people.

 

[shanes123]

What was the threat on yammer? Can somebody post it?

 

[doh]

Tick tock...

 

[doh]

It's five o'clock somewhere...

 

[slowtation capt]

I would like to say congratulations to the recent announcement from the FlexJet Pilots on their organizing committee. I know that putting your name out like that takes some very consideration before doing it in the hostile environment that you guys now find yourselves. Do congratulations and well done guys!

 

[doh]

Now it's five o'clock everywhere.

 

[windshear73]

As an original member of the organizing committee at TM, I commend the FLEX folks who recently stepped up. I know (from personal experience) how stressful it is to go public as an organizer, but am confident that unity in our industry is the only way to go. We still have an uphill battle facing us, but at least we are all starting the clock. I would like to be one of the first to wish you all luck, and hope we can work together to better our sector of the industry.

WS

 

[shanes123]

Great job FJ guys. looking forward to working with all of you..Theres a glimmer of hope for one sky

gonna ask again what was the threat on yammer?

 

[Dirty Squirrel]

Great job FJ guys. looking forward to working with all of you..Theres a glimmer of hope for one sky

gonna ask again what was the threat on yammer?

Nothing exciting, just the DO advising someone to simmer down on "personal attacks" on others.

 

[justmeinmsp]

Said something to the effect of, "perhaps I need to call you as well"

 

[el raton]

Well don't get too excited about this. There are plenty at Flex who are still willing to sell their soul to KR. There's still a faction that woefully supports dedicated crews and KR's dream of pilots stabbing pilots in the back.

 

[CL-350]

To the pilots that sent me the message last night and the others working behind the scenes, thank you. I have seen and heard enough. Our de facto agreement with old management no longer exist. Our contract with new management is worthless according to the people that shoved it down our throats. I fell off the fence a month ago and other pilots that I have known for almost 2 decades that have not sent in cards in the past are sending them in now. All of these guys are good, well liked and respected people. They, like me have invested a lot of time, effort, blood, sweat and tears to the success of this company. Now, some corporate raider with borrowed money that views us as a cost and not assets, is telling us to like his $hit sandwich or leave. He is a lying greedy man that is deceiving and manipulating this pilot group with false promises that will not come true. Think of what we were being told 18 months ago and what we are being told now. Four months ago we were arguing about uniforms. Make no mistake, you are being lied to and your families are being stolen from with more bad stuff coming down the pike. Consider this, look at what is being done to us when the company is supposedly doing very well. Wait until the next economic downturn. Do you think our new owners will settle for a lower rate of return on their investment or will we be given paycuts with a loss of benefits like the 401k. He is going to keep taking from us until we stop him.
It is not my job to try and convince Flex pilots to send their cards in or not and I would be wasting my time if I tried. Other pilots have taken up that mantle and stuck their necks out for us. But all Flex pilots should be on the IBT message board so you can become more informed and discuss your future in a more closed protected enviroment. There are friendly people over there unlike that dirtbag FR8DOG that frequent this board.
Integration, the main concern for organizing is going to happen anyway so we better have a seat at the table. Right now, no one is looking out for us. See you on the IBT board and good luck to all of us.