The oscrewlounge FW, PD, RA, MR and MW set up to advance their cause of decertification.
Question: if they are not bright enough to realize it reads "oh screw lounge" and reportedly shares a similar name to a pretty raunchy porn site, how are they going to be bright enough to fight for the pilots? Maybe it was a purposeful marketing choice but then again, that would not show a lot of professionalism.
The site is a cluster **** of lies, half truths, misinformation and just dumb old false deductions. I'd like to think it's purposeful (that would at least represent some type of calculation) but honestly I think it's just a lack of brilliance.
Just to give a for instance, MW recently posted a "scathing expose" on the salaries of union officials to give the appearance our leaders are secretely on the take. So a friend texted one of them to get clarification. Here was his response:
Your concern regarding union leadership salaries is unfounded.
The IBT 1108 only has 2 paid employees: the administration assistant and the business manager. For a time the business manager was full time but I believe right now due to schedule and budget cuts he's back to part time.
The statistics from the website you are providing people most likely include what's known as "flight loss pay". Flight loss pay is money the union repays the company if union leadership needs to be relieved from duty to attend negotiating sessions or grievances etc... If anything, I'd think you'd appreciate the fact the company is reimbursed.
Even if it includes flight loss pay, the website shows an average salary of 20k and shows the entire local has less overall assets than Winders paycheck last year. I'm having a hard time figuring out what your issue is let alone his. The union is hardly a get rich quick scheme you are always painting it out to be with your accusations of "dues grabbing".
As a side note, consider the legal support alone provided by being under the Teamster umbrella. The $250k in assets wouldn't even scratch the surface. D We couldn't do it without their support. Ricci would just simply keep doing what he's doing and bankrupt us. Luckily with the Teamsters umbrella we don't have to worry but candidly I can tell you if we did, the hostage lawsuit alone would have been the end of our Union's ability to fight.
As for Flexjet pilots in leadsership, the company refused to release us to serve so there was never an issue. All our work was done on our days off so there was no need for reimbursement. Your union leadsership is conducted 100% volunteer and the only issue that ever comes up regarding "compensation" is reimbursement. They conduct most of their business on their own time and reimburse the company for any of it occuring on company time. It's a hard, sacrificial job. With very few willing to step up to the plate, it could be a reason you feel under served and fair enough but I don't really care at this point if you do. You had the opportunity to help and you declined every time.
As always, if he or Woelke or any of them have concerns or questions the proverbial door to reach out to any one of us is always open and with you as the one exception, they've yet to extend the effort. My question to you is if they cannot take their time to fully understand the complexity of the issues, how can you, in good conscience, support their efforts?
I hear you are working on getting together another roundtable video session with Ricci. Considering how the last one went, that alone should tell you everything you need to know about who's cause your really supporting.
So not only was the information intended to inflame patently false, the truth actually works in the union's favor. You got to love the irony.
That just one of many examples of what you'll get on the porn lounge. Personally, I think it's a company straw man attempt and I'm convinced these guys are getting company help and advice under the table.
