Latest from CAL and UAL MECs regarding Joint Contract negotiations

[bluefin]

It will be interesting to say the least. Somewhere, someone wrote that the company can say they are at competitive disadvantge not having 70 seat RJ's, well with the latest financials, that will not make a strong argument. Everyone (management) gloated about the synergies and cost savings this merger would have. This was as long as the company kept on raping the employees pay, outsourcing all domestic feed and so on. I was told time and time again that, with this new administration, the playing field would be slanted towards labors advantage, well I have yet to see it and this judgement may indicate all.

 

[johnsonrod]

Why can't the pilot group stage a series of 1-3 day strikes... Oh yeah it's against the RLA..
That's the problem, the company can continuously violate our contract, laugh in our faces, and even kick the dog on the way by... And we can do nothing. It will not be until the BOD feels the pinch via Wall Street, that they will reign in Jeff Lorenzo and make him play nice. That is until he's gone, since he's simply a hired gun

My dad retired from NWA a few years ago off of the whale and he told me about BOB, which stands for block or better. They flew the "contract", was extra safe, taxiied at speeds laid out in the limitation section, and was just extra extra safe. I am not suggesting you guys do something like that, but that is a story my dad told me.

 

[jonjuan]

I was told time and time again that, with this new administration, the playing field would be slanted towards labors advantage, well I have yet to see it and this judgement may indicate all.

Jesus-when will people ever learn. Please tell us you weren't hoodwinked in voting for obama based on promises provided by your union.

 

[bluefin]

Jesus-when will people ever learn. Please tell us you weren't hoodwinked in voting for obama based on promises provided by your union.

HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL No, I did not drink that kool aid!!!! Just everyones attitude around election time ans subsequently my furlough.

 

[Jetjockey]

Jesus-when will people ever learn. Please tell us you weren't hoodwinked in voting for obama based on promises provided by your union.

Yeah McCain was real labor friendly. Do some research on that subject. He was also for more liberal open skies agreement up to and including cabotage. No thanks.

 

[jonjuan]

Yeah McCain was real labor friendly. Do some research on that subject. He was also for more liberal open skies agreement up to and including cabotage. No thanks.

And there's the McCain argument. It seems that's ALL you have in your argument against "big business." I'll bet you still have a Gore/Lieberman sticker on your Ford Escort.
Big clue for you, Junior. The president has ZERO influence on you getting what you want what you think you deserve. Keep on playing the blame game, however, if it make you feel better.

Sparky Griffin: Hello, everybody, and welcome, once again, to "The Blame Game". I'm Sparky Griffin. I didn't pick the name, they just hung it on me when I was born. Okay! Let's meet our first contestant. We have a businessman who's a member of the Suburban Homeowner's Committee, a husband and a father - John Robbins. Come on out, John! [ John steps up to his podium ] John, tell me a little about this Suburban Homeowner's Committee. What do you do?

John Robbins: Well, basically, we stop people from putting up things we don't like.

Sparky Griffin: Oh? Well, good for you! Okay! And now, let's meet our other contestant - Jamal Thompson. Jamal? [ Jamal steps up to his podium ] Now, it says here that you're a husband and a father, a member of the Nubian Neighborhood Coalition and the African-American Reparations Committee. Welcome, Jamal.

Jamal Thompson: Hello there, Sir.

Sparky Griffin: So, what does your work on the Reparations Committee involve?

Jamal Thompson: Well, Sir, basically, we seek reparation from the white government for what they've stolen from the black man.

John Robbins: Good! Then I'll send you a bill for the Club on my steering wheel!

Jamal Thompson: Why don't you go put on a pair of Docker's and watch another episode of "Mad About You"?

Sparky Griffin: O-kay! Well, I guess we should start the game! Now, the first round is worth 50 points, and our first category is "Famous Accidents".

John Robbins: [ hitting the buzzer prematurely ] I'm sorry.

Sparky Griffin: Do you want to wait for the question? Okay. Who was responsible for the Chicago Fire of 1871? [ John hits his buzzer ] John?

John Robbins: Was there a looting afterwards?

Jamal Thompson: No, embezzling.

Sparky Griffin: Okay, Jamal, that's your turn.

Jamal Thompson: Finally. 300 years later.

John Robbins: Here we go again, same old song and dance!

Jamal Thompson: Listen, Sir, I neither sing nor dance!

Sparky Griffin: Alright, let's calm down here. The answer was a cow, a multi-colored cow.

John Robbins: A multi-colored cow? What are you, a liberal?

Jamal Thompson: What are you, racist?

Sparky Griffin: No, I am a game show host. A game show host. No points there. Alright, next question: Who was responsible for the development of the Atomic Bomb? [ Jamal hits his buzzer ] Jamal?

Jamal Thompson: That is a Eurocentric question, probably made by a panel of white European males. It has no relevance to me or the African people!

Sparky Griffin: Ah. Okay, I'll take that as "Don't Know."

John Robbins: Well, I would know, but I couldn't get into a good college because of affirmative action.

Sparky Griffin: Alright, I'm sorry. The correct answer was Robert Oppenheimer.

John Robbins: Figures.

Jamal Thompson: Figures.

Sparky Griffin: Alright. [ John hits his buzzer ] I'm sorry - what that sound means is that it's time for the Lightning Round, [ John gives a quizzical look ] where we give you a problem, and you tell us who you feel is responsible. Jamal?

Jamal Thompson: Alright, let's do it!

Sparky Griffin: Alright. Drugs.

Jamal Thompson: White people!

Sparky Griffin: Unemployment.

Jamal Thompson: White people!

Sparky Griffin: O.J.'s murder trial.

Jamal Thompson: Whitey!

Sparky Griffin: Inflation.

Jamal Thompson: Korean grocers!

Sparky Griffin: Ooh. Okay, Jamal, very good. On a Blame Scale, you scored 100 points. Now, it's your turn, John. Are you ready?

John Robbins: Ready! [ hits his buzzer ]

Sparky Griffin: Overpopulation.

John Robbins: The Chinaman.

Sparky Griffin: Immigration.

John Robbins: Mexicans.

Sparky Griffin: The deficit

John Robbins: The Jews.

Sparky Griffin: Crime

John Robbins: [ laughs and points to Jamal ]

Sparky Griffin: Okay, well, you also scored perfectly! Nobody wins, because we're out of time, but you will receive a consolation prize. Paula, come out here, honey, and show them what they've won.

[ Paula holds up the prize on another part of the set ]

Paula: Don't patronize me. My name isn't "Honey." You've won a clock!

John Robbins: What a bitch!

Jamal Thompson: Yeah, she probably wants to be a man!

Sparky Griffin: Well, they want to do everything a man does, but they aren't capable. Then you accidentally walk into the ladies room naked, and they file charges. So, what are you gonna do? Okay! Well, tune in next week, everybody, and, until then, when something goes wrong in your life, it's not your fault, because..

Everyone: "I.. Blame.. You!"

 

[Jetjockey]

Huh??? What was trash you wrote. Could someone decode it into English?

 

[jonjuan]

Huh??? What was trash you wrote. Could someone decode it into English?

You need to read books written by authors other than James Patterson. Take the subtle hint (or don't).

 

[Jetjockey]

Sounds like the rantings of some wacko Rush Limbaugh fan, or maybe Glenn Beck.

 

[boxjockey]

Sounds like the rantings of some wacko Rush Limbaugh fan, or maybe Glenn Beck.

Perhaps you could Google it? Maybe expand your culture a little?

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