It is to everyone’s benefit to ignore the idiot in the room. At FI, regular readers know which posters try to exchange information for discussion & fellow pilot awareness and who just posts for entertainment. Just ignore the jokers.
What the Line East pilot fails to realize is that US Airways is probably going to go away for good this next time. An $800M loss last quarter. Unfortunately for the West, they are dragging AWA down with them. East has bought themselves some time at the expense of their fellow pilots. Pilots out West who were furloughed “out of seniority” while the union stood by know what these folks represent -- some believe them to be the pariah of the entire industry … coming at the expense of their fellow pilots. USAPA leadership and angry pilots out East have hijacked the ship but the rest of the East crew is guilty of standing by and watching the ship be destroyed. Parker talked at the last crew news about who might inherit this issue/problem, IE he’s making his exit plan. AWA pilots are beginning to move on and some are resigning from the company to start over at something else. East is going to be stuck on LOA 93 forever. There is no leverage to be had. East sold their soul to Management by going back on their “binding arbitration” word and management has no intention of giving them anything. They will play the divided house forever. Now with the Empire pilots suing their own Union as well … it is just going to be self destruction.
The question is how long will it take and how many lives/families/careers will be destroyed in the process. I’ve posted it before, but I teach my kids to live by the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you, or your sister, or your mother, or your father. I don’t know how the East looks at themselves in the mirror. I guess it is just I’ve got mine, who gives a rat’s butt about you.
