Netjets will be fine. No strike will occur.
The National Mediation Board www.nmb.gov is still running the show. From what I understand from speaking with people who understand and are involved with the situation, the NMB won't give the plot's union the clearance it needs to legally strike anytime in the near future.
I believe that the pilot's deserve more. I also believe that numerous Netjets pilots are destroying the company's image with their customers, and that the damage will result in financial losses that decrease the company's ability to afford to give them what they want. I would never do any harm to my employer. Whether I am happy employee or not, "biting the hand that feeds me" never seems to make sense (especially when I work in a world with fewer and fewer "hands" to feed me).
I can't imagine that either side is happy right now. Both seem to want more money. Look at the all the airlines in recent years that have filed for bankruptcy and/or had to reduce pilot's wages in order to keep the show on the road. All I know is that I see customers walking away from Netjets due to their fear of “as strike.” Well now that the vote is public, more may leave. This is going to reduce the company’s ability to give you more money.
Netjets, the company, will be fine. I fear for the pilots. The company has been around for a long time, and will outlive many other companies that perform the same service. The pilots need to understand that acting professionally (to both the customers and others in our industry) is now more important than ever. I see faces in FBO’s and hotel lobby’s cringe or turn the other way when they learn a Netjets pilot is nearby. This can’t be good for anyone.
I also worry about the Netjets pilots who want to work elsewhere. If I was hiring at my company, I may worry that hiring a former Netjets pilot would mean that I am hiring a potential labor “troublemaker.”
I wish everyone the best on both sides. If something happened to Netjets success, it would affect all of us, mostly negatively. I just hope that both sides are realistic in what they want and need from the other. It is the only way this situation will ever come to an end.
The National Mediation Board www.nmb.gov is still running the show. From what I understand from speaking with people who understand and are involved with the situation, the NMB won't give the plot's union the clearance it needs to legally strike anytime in the near future.
I believe that the pilot's deserve more. I also believe that numerous Netjets pilots are destroying the company's image with their customers, and that the damage will result in financial losses that decrease the company's ability to afford to give them what they want. I would never do any harm to my employer. Whether I am happy employee or not, "biting the hand that feeds me" never seems to make sense (especially when I work in a world with fewer and fewer "hands" to feed me).
I can't imagine that either side is happy right now. Both seem to want more money. Look at the all the airlines in recent years that have filed for bankruptcy and/or had to reduce pilot's wages in order to keep the show on the road. All I know is that I see customers walking away from Netjets due to their fear of “as strike.” Well now that the vote is public, more may leave. This is going to reduce the company’s ability to give you more money.
Netjets, the company, will be fine. I fear for the pilots. The company has been around for a long time, and will outlive many other companies that perform the same service. The pilots need to understand that acting professionally (to both the customers and others in our industry) is now more important than ever. I see faces in FBO’s and hotel lobby’s cringe or turn the other way when they learn a Netjets pilot is nearby. This can’t be good for anyone.
I also worry about the Netjets pilots who want to work elsewhere. If I was hiring at my company, I may worry that hiring a former Netjets pilot would mean that I am hiring a potential labor “troublemaker.”
I wish everyone the best on both sides. If something happened to Netjets success, it would affect all of us, mostly negatively. I just hope that both sides are realistic in what they want and need from the other. It is the only way this situation will ever come to an end.
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