Imissmypilot
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While speaking of all the latest Frank diatribes I continue to be taken aback by his complete lack of knowledge or accuracy when he goes on the attack. I can find blatant misinformation in almost post he makes. It's a very similar tactic from other stooges. Why would that be? Why would you trust someone who can't even speak truthfully with your future?
The problem is very very few pilots are willing to actually do the research themselves. I was approached by several people regarding signing a decertification card. It became obvious they knew very little about the facts behind their complaints. When asked these people either clam up or say with weird brazen pride they don't read union communications. What? How can you rally behind something you don't really know?
My biggest problem with Frank'n'Beans (the decert crew including RH) right now is their complete all out assault on the Flexjet members of the negotiating committee. No wonder people don't want to be "out" in their support of the union. There are far more of us who support in the shadows than management realizes. These continued assaults against people brave enough to be on record might be an attempt keep the union from succeeding but in reality it's giving people like me (opinionated, researched, and thought-ful) more assurance than ever how badly a Union is needed. We cannot risk our careers to a band of gypsy IGMs. The Teamsters might not be perfect but they are leagues better than Frank'n'Beans.
Management fought dirty to make sure only one pilot - litetally one - was in the room for the arbitration and refused to allow any legal counsel to be available. The dirty arbritrator agreed. Then they put that pilot up against JW who has precise expertise in these areas. Management did this to their pilots. They set the stage for us to lose. And then they attack the process they fought for? This is insanity. No wonder we got ****. I can't believe Frank'n'Beans are dumb enough to bring these facts to the light of day. It virtually proves how dirty management has been. But there is a limit.
If you are paying attention to every detail, you will see the entire past 2 years is the culmination of everything tricky Ricci has in his pocket to finally gain back control. He is smart. He is cunning. He has elevated the game of union busting to unprecedented levels. However, the good news is there is a limit to how far he can play this out. And that time is coming to a end. The pilot shortage is and will continue to effectively cut short his ability to continue the unrealistic assault on his own employees.
I have at times been just as guilty as Frank'n'Beans for attacking union leadership from Flex. I haven't always been a fan. But my tune has changed after taking a step back from the personalities and looking at the facts. And the fact is attacking these people when their fellow pilots have set them up with little to no input or support is on us, Frank included, and says more bad about us then it does about them.
I have said it before and I'll say it again: this attack on the few pilots willing to stand up for us is counterproductive and damaging. Why do we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot? Pride? Politics? Fear? To what end? It makes no sense.
The problem is very very few pilots are willing to actually do the research themselves. I was approached by several people regarding signing a decertification card. It became obvious they knew very little about the facts behind their complaints. When asked these people either clam up or say with weird brazen pride they don't read union communications. What? How can you rally behind something you don't really know?
My biggest problem with Frank'n'Beans (the decert crew including RH) right now is their complete all out assault on the Flexjet members of the negotiating committee. No wonder people don't want to be "out" in their support of the union. There are far more of us who support in the shadows than management realizes. These continued assaults against people brave enough to be on record might be an attempt keep the union from succeeding but in reality it's giving people like me (opinionated, researched, and thought-ful) more assurance than ever how badly a Union is needed. We cannot risk our careers to a band of gypsy IGMs. The Teamsters might not be perfect but they are leagues better than Frank'n'Beans.
Management fought dirty to make sure only one pilot - litetally one - was in the room for the arbitration and refused to allow any legal counsel to be available. The dirty arbritrator agreed. Then they put that pilot up against JW who has precise expertise in these areas. Management did this to their pilots. They set the stage for us to lose. And then they attack the process they fought for? This is insanity. No wonder we got ****. I can't believe Frank'n'Beans are dumb enough to bring these facts to the light of day. It virtually proves how dirty management has been. But there is a limit.
If you are paying attention to every detail, you will see the entire past 2 years is the culmination of everything tricky Ricci has in his pocket to finally gain back control. He is smart. He is cunning. He has elevated the game of union busting to unprecedented levels. However, the good news is there is a limit to how far he can play this out. And that time is coming to a end. The pilot shortage is and will continue to effectively cut short his ability to continue the unrealistic assault on his own employees.
I have at times been just as guilty as Frank'n'Beans for attacking union leadership from Flex. I haven't always been a fan. But my tune has changed after taking a step back from the personalities and looking at the facts. And the fact is attacking these people when their fellow pilots have set them up with little to no input or support is on us, Frank included, and says more bad about us then it does about them.
I have said it before and I'll say it again: this attack on the few pilots willing to stand up for us is counterproductive and damaging. Why do we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot? Pride? Politics? Fear? To what end? It makes no sense.
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