US Pilots are Pansies

[MountainFreak]

I instructed a bunch of chinese guys a few years ago. They sign a life-time training contract with their airline. In return, the airline pays for all of their flight training from zero time (ab-initio training). I don't know if this is the same for the pilots being mentioned above. If it is, they don't have a lot of ground to stand on from my perspective. I would never sign my career away to one company. If these guys haven't signed anything and they're still not being allowed to quit and go elsewhere, that's a different story.

Wrong, they have plenty of ground to stand on. All free-market countries have limits on the freedom of contract. A contract still has to be to be reasonable. (ie sane). A lifetime training contract is not reasonable.
A contract which limits your ability to quit is not reasonable, especially if you aren't quitting to work for a competitor.

I know you will say communist China isn't free market. Exactly! They are totalitarian, and these contracts aren't fair by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[pianoman]

This is how an Obama gov't works, communism

And a republican administration overlooks the fact that China is run by a hugely oppressive government because they'll make shiny things cheaply you can buy at Walmart.

 

[NJAPLT]

Remember, the Lead in the plastic makes them extra shiny! Great for your kid's toys!

 

[Penguin46]

We'll probably see a lot of these pilots opting for a job with a US carrier soon.

 

[BIGGOAT]

Ah yes, Obama will be better for unions. The hope is we will then be able to better negotiate/arbitrate for more pay. He, however, will then take it away from us in higher taxes.

Goat

 

[jonjuan]

We'll probably see a lot of these pilots opting for a job with a US carrier soon.

So, where's the first inagural Organization of Chinese Republican Airline Pilots convention?

 

[Papps]

Ah yes, Obama will be better for unions. The hope is we will then be able to better negotiate/arbitrate for more pay. He, however, will then take it away from us in higher taxes.

Goat

Yeah lets go with the republican approach, pay less taxes, but everyone except executive level management is making wal mart wages.

 

[waveflyer]

Ah yes, Obama will be better for unions. The hope is we will then be able to better negotiate/arbitrate for more pay. He, however, will then take it away from us in higher taxes.

Goat

Or the republican approach of SPEND like crazy- but no sacrifice expected- just borrow from china?? Our economy is loving that right now

 

[PHXFLYR]

ALPA wil prevent anything like this from happening.

Nah....it's USAPA to the rescue.


PHXFLYR

 

[PHXFLYR]

ALPA wil prevent anything like this from happening.

sorry.....duplicate post.


PHXFLYR

 

[sleeves]

So, where's the first inagural Organization of Chinese Republican Airline Pilots convention?

You get shot for even mentioning things of this nature over there.

 

[Dizel8]

Actually I heard that Walmart fought a uniondrive in China and lost.

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=4920