Andy Neill
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33%...Ok, I guess I wasn't clear in my original posting. What percentage of the list cast a ballot?
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33%...Ok, I guess I wasn't clear in my original posting. What percentage of the list cast a ballot?
The actual count wasOk, that makes sense...
Only 660 pilots voted....
1400 voted no by not voting.
Seems like a pretty strong message.
Anyone at Nortwest/Delta that can confirm or deny the rumor that the names of BOB's is circulating the forums?
If this is true it could be an ugly commute
I have talked to all of my buddies at jB about the vote. All were in favor of a Union but many were concerned about the next chapter if the Union were voted in.
It didn't seem like the pilot group had much confidence in a new Union with no clear agenda or leaders. Many pilots stepped up to organize a vote but many pilots did not know who the actual leaders would be.
I bet the vote for many was a NO simply because they didn't know exactly what YES was a vote for. Sometimes bad in hand is better than the unknown behind door #1.
Organization... clear an simple organization is something to definitely have for the next drive. .
ALPA is very weak-d!ck when it comes to organizing new groups. They demand an overwhelming majority of postcards (the first phase) before they'll even consider "accepting" the new pilot group into the fold, there's never talk these days of actually doing a real organizing drive.
In this case, they probably weren't willing to touch it with a ten-foot pole, there was probably only a 33% card campaign.
ALPA is dying a slow death because they are resting on laurels that are two decades old. I'm already hearing of budget cuts because of the unions that have left the fold.