THE HEAD 'N ASS.
I hear tell the head boss gots a terrible case'a the ASS and be getting' mighty desperate. This is good news. It means they recognize that your cause is justified and your demands are fair. My pilot friend showed me a letter he done wrote to all the workers, hintin' yur outfit be on the brink'if'n things don't get better. I been told the head boss at that there NetJets outfit done wrote the same kinda gloom 'n doom letter (And held a meeting with the other employees) just a few years ago right 'afore 'em pilots' new Union negotiated their contract. I can confirm that is true. Families were told that the professional salary would cause pilots to be furloughed. Pure FUD as recent profits show. I wish I had a dollar under my mattress fur each time I seen one'a these kinda' letters 'afore when I be helpin' out pilots over the years at the big airlines. Encouragement not to give in to corporate greed wrapped in manipulative, false concern. Seems like these head bosses always followin' the same script 'n cryin' poor whenever the Union be makin' headway in negotiations, Yes, typical response--don't fall for it. like I hear tell be happenin' fur y'all. That be 'specially true if'n the pilots done made it clear they ain't gonna keep workin' lots more hours fur lots less money than flyers what works at other outfits be makin'. Parity is a strong argument they can't fight with anything but FUD. Today, yur brother 'n sister pilots workin' at NetJets be gettin' paid almost twice what some'a y'all gettin' paid fur doin' the same job, but doin' it less days a year. That is plain WRONG and they know it. You hold the high ground; do them no favors. Even so, their outfit be makin' lots'a money 'n buyin' lots'a new airplanes 'n growin' by leaps 'n bounds. Evidence that motivated workers are more productive. Reality and labor experts are on your side. I hear tell dozens'a yur fellow pilots done quit yur outfit in the last few months Sticks break morale. Insist on the carrots you deserve. 'n many done gots 'emsleves hired on at NetJets. They be happy campers now. Basic fairness and economics at work; the industry standard must be met and that message is being sent loud and clear now. My pilot friend says 'nother one'a these airplane time-share outfits like yurs called "Citation Shares" pretty much done matched NetJets pay fur their pilots so's they wouldn't be losin' 'em. Smart managers and the market place at work. The CS pay raise strengthens your cause, proving you are only seeking parity. It is wrong to expect to get the same professional skills as NJA and CS for bargain basement prices.
Meanwhile, yur head boss with the ASS ain't yet figured out y'all done drawed a line in the sand 'bout wantin' a contract what brings y'in line with what be goin' on at these other flyin' outfits like yurs. The attrition rate and your unity will make it crystal clear for the FLOPS. I hear tell y'tired'a suckin' hind teat. Who wouldn't be?! Expecting more for less amounts to exploitation by any reasonable standard. Don't be fooled none. The head boss done wrote that letter tryin' to scare y'all into rollin' over 'n playin' dead. Absolutely! And B19 is hard at work spreading FUD all over the frac forum. Coincidence? I think not. Sounds like a coordinated effort to me. He be hopin' to scare y'just 'nough so y'be happy to merely have a job at yur outfit, This tactic does work on the weak ones in the group. During the contract battle at NJA I had a wife call me to tell me I was going to make her husband lose his job. She had swallowed so much FUD she was almost hysterical. She wanted the NJ pilots to take 69K at yr 5. They signed at 90K in 2005 and look where they are now. even though it be miserable 'cause the bosses treatin' y'mean, workin' y' hard 'n payin' y'poorly. They're pulling out all the stops now, trying to break your will. I knows y'all way too smart to fall fur such a pile a horse-hockey. Exactly! You're standing firm and holding the line. Determination is a much admired trait.
It be plain to me yur head boss don't respect y'none. Right, but when you stand up for yourself you earn respect and the bullying stops. Same thing happened to the NJ pilots. they made progress and Boisture got the boot. I been told pilots be quittin' yur outfit to go flyin' at NetJets or some other place cause they can make more money, have better workin' conditions 'n benefits 'n spend more time at home with their families. Yur head boss should'a figured that was gonna happen when 'em NetJets pilots done got their newest contract. The Shares head boss figured it out. It's a simple concept so it is sinking in, much as the FLOPS would like you to think otherwise. I hear tell yur outfit can't hire enough new pilots to replace those be leavin'. Which means that training costs are way too high. Easy answer to that one and they can't deny that truth at the bargaining table. ..... .
History has a way'a repeatin' itself, don't y'know. It seems the same to me, just like the NJ contract dispute. Unlike yur big bosses who ain't always tellin' the truth, I done tells it like it is. Listen only to those who have your best interests at heart, and that isn't MS. I seen in the head boss's letter where he be worryin' some 'bout the economy 'n the recession all 'em politicians in Washington be frettin' 'bout. He want's y'all believin' he be makin' yur outfit smaller 'cause there be less demand from 'em rich folks y'all flyin' here 'n there 'round the country. Self-serving FUD. He warnin' that 'em rich folks be cuttin' back on usin' yur outfit's little jets. NJA and CS prove that's not the case. Treat the pilots fairly and watch motivation rise. Employees can be their company's best advertising. Most gonna breeze thru the bad times without missin'a beat. You guys fly the airlines all the time and you know that the inconvenience, and sometimes downright lousy service, = job security for frac pilots.
In fact, while the average family barely be scrapin' by hopin' their house ain't foreclosed on by the bank, ..... Many frac pilots can't even afford to buy a house...
Nope, if'n y'asks me, yur head boss be sayin' in his letter that he doesn't have a clue how to run yur outfit, except to run it into the ground. ... He askin' y'all to do yur part to keep the customers happy while he 'n the other bosses be doin' everythin' to make 'em mad, just like he done made y'all mad. This shows that in reality the FLOPS do recognize how valuable your contribution is. What really surprises me is 'em smart folks runnin' that there HIG group keeps a head boss who be such a screw-up in charge'a yur outfit. If'n he worked fur me, I'd'a shown him the boot long ago. Hear! Hear! I been told he was shown the door at the last outfit he worked fur after he done screwed it up to a fair-thee-well. MS has no credibility so don't listen to him.
