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Unions have been battered by the press and their reputations smeared by greedy managers for years, nothing wrong with seeking a little good press for a change . . . although I think the message could be a little more subtle.
Ty
Apparently, in cost cutting measures, US Airways has eliminated the co-pilot from the A320.
The point of the thread is..... as bad as pilot salaries are... if they were non union with lower pay would that have been Sullenberger? Or would he have gotten out of flying and worked his own company?
"Sully" was a trained (ALPA) accident investigator... He knew exactly what was going on. Thus he didn't worry about post accident scrutiny.
The FA's looked like older ladies... would 25 year old FA's had the life experience, maturity, discipline and wisdom???
Same with the police and FF and boat Capts. To have divers in wetsuits dropping from police helicopters in due time is pretty amazing....
Unions advocate safety... and the best pay, even in these worst times, to attract the best talent.... Unions also advocate better working conditions and safety for workers....
I am sure any non union person would try their best, but I'd rather have union supported safety sensitive employees: pilots, FA's police and Fire saving me....
If he wasn't a union guy but in management he would get a promotion and a pay raise for his hard work but since unions don't recognize hard work but only senority he will be right back to where he was when he comes back.