One Fractional Union

[el raton]

If (s)he scabbed while working for Eastern, for example, they would currently be a 91/91k/135 pilot on the scab list.

Understood, thanks.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Bylaws can be changed. Repeatedly.

Ignored, misinterpreted, and twisted too.....

 

[CRAWDADDY]

There was no protective ring. Your full of it.

The goons came out of the Quest center and tried to disperse the group as it initially formed. The cops "protected" us and 'splained things to them and they went back to the Center. Time for you to hit the head, pant load.

 

[CRAWDADDY]

From the comments section of the recent WSJ piece:

"NetJet Pilots better make sure they have all their fellow unions on board before they go on strike. The success of Reagan's Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers only worked because he had Jackie Presser and the Teamsters' approval that they would not honour the picket line. As Mr. Presser reportedly said 'Members don't feel too bad for the other guy making $250k a year when he goes on strike.'"

 

[Lord Wakefield]

For all we know, Famguy or his hubby is writing those comments to make it sound like John Q. Publik

 

[CA1900]

For all we know, Famguy or his hubby is writing those comments to make it sound like John Q. Publik

I'm assuming it's mostly Twinkie.

 

[AirChef]

to Fischman (sp?)

that attitude is exactly why I started this post! I don't give a damn that NJA is the biggest (a lot of their guys do). The point is that we ALL fight for each other!!! If one is in trouble than we ALL fight for that cause because it would help us all.
If you look at the way unions were started, this is how it was. we now look at everything as US versus THEM and the companies win.

It will never change so, CARRY ON!!!

 

[flex*wife]

Why not get a whole new guest at the party by flex inviting the TWU section of the AFL-CIO?

The way I see it, competition is good and having the teamsters and the AFL-CIO duking it out for bragging rights helps everyone.

IMHO, Flex going with the IBT would be stupid. And FO pilots should agree - it's not good for them to have their voice diluted in the pissing match Ricci has created.

Or does flexjet not need a union? Really if I were an NJ or FO pilot the last thing I'd want to see is a FJ union right now... so what is it boys - altruistic support or your company on top? You can only pick one.

 

[993_Pilot]

Personally, I would love to see Flexjet organize right now, even if it wasn't with the IBT. Of course the problem of picking a different union means that a lot of resources will be pissed away once we are all merged and the two unions are fighting for the vote. The reality it that the union is what the members make it, not the name on the letterhead. I am not against competition, but why squander resources? What we need to be doing is coming together, because we have a lot of common ground in our fight to make "One Sky" a good career job, instead of just another average stop-over job at a large management/charter type operator that exploits it's pilots in order to maximize profits.

 

[dime line]

Why not get a whole new guest at the party by flex inviting the TWU section of the AFL-CIO?

The way I see it, competition is good and having the teamsters and the AFL-CIO duking it out for bragging rights helps everyone.

IMHO, Flex going with the IBT would be stupid. And FO pilots should agree - it's not good for them to have their voice diluted in the pissing match Ricci has created.

Or does flexjet not need a union? Really if I were an NJ or FO pilot the last thing I'd want to see is a FJ union right now... so what is it boys - altruistic support or your company on top? You can only pick one.

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