Lear70
JAFFO
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I'm P2P. Not that it has helped much, since the NPA can't even get the Chief Pilot's office to let us display our lanyards and pins that identify us as such, therefore no one knows to approach us and ask questions.
I have been somewhat satisfied with the level of communication we're getting, but we're also getting some smoke and mirrors, too. People need to hear that important items are being addressed and pilots NEED to hear the steps that will be taken. We are WAY too result-oriented just to hear "yeah, we know about it, and we're working on it".
That said, every email to the P2P office HAS been received and replied within 24-48 hours every time with good information. I like that, and I'm happy to continue to help in what seems like a solid committee trying to help educate the pilot group.
I may be in the mirnoity; I may speaking out of school, so to speak, but I just don't feel it's a "tie tac" issue. The issue is apathy. PURE APATHY.
A large portion of the pilot group has become SO apathetic that you can't get them to do anything unless it ABSOLUTELY has to be done. They know that the contract likely won't get worse, and would rather take their increases, say thank you, and walk away. THOSE are your your biggest goal to get on board, and it is up to YOU, the UNION LEADERSHIP to take the high road, bring them all together, let them vent their anger, then show them how great your plans are and how you need them involved.
Same thing with the middle line pilots who think their voice is being ignored. Grab a bunch of P2P guys that fall in this category, get them educated on what the union plans for their group, then send them out to educate everyone else. Those who are still unhappy, bring 'em back in and let the NPA explain why they are working the deal they're doing for them. If they still don't like it, get the Wilson Polling data out and prove which way represents "MOST" of the pilot group. Can't please 'em all but SOME of them might start to understand.
Last, you keep the new guys 0-2 years informed just like everyone else. Do it when they come to the free food deal 'cause you know you can find them there! Come prepared to actually ANSWER the hard questions, not just to stir debate. Let them know how and where their part of the puzzle fits in.
THESE are the kinds of groundwork actions that need to be taken NOW so that 6-8 months from now, we have the solidarity throughout 90% of the pilot ranks to either vote YES or NO by large, sweeping numbers with large participation.
It takes a LOT of work, I'm willing to help as I've stated before, but we have to have the FULL support of the MEC and P2P in order to accomplish a program such as this with FIRM ANSWERS WHY things were done as they were over Christmas, New Years, SAP 2, and how it benefits us to do so. If we don't have the answers, people won't listen to us, either.
Well, it's definitely gonna be one or the other. I ain't going down without a fight, at least a small one, to try to change this small part of the equation I play into. I hope I get some guys who honestly want to give it a try like I said above, versus just going down and cornering the officials in front of the new-hires (that's the only time you get them all together like that) and get some straightforward answers, then take it back to the line ourselves.
