Why are the airtran to swa guys not voting?

[OldManPilot]

I voted on the vacation bid issue, but not knowing any of the candidates I chose not to vote for any of the offices.

 

[SWA Bubba]

Is the lack of voters due to ignorance or apathy?
I don't know, and I don't care!

Ignorance and apathy certainly aren't limited to SWAPA. We usually get somewhere near 50% voter turnout on "regular" election cycles (i.e. non-contract, non-SLI, etc.) I always figured that was probably pretty close to average for other airlines, but according to PCL, it's actually higher than most ALPA carriers.

So hurray for us; we're only half lazy and apathetic, as opposed to most ALPA carriers, who are apparently two-thirds lazy and apathetic. So there you go Delta--something else to argue about! In this instance, we suck less than you suck! :blush:

Bubba

 

[HowardBorden]

Run off elections for President and 2nd VP are open until noon on November 25th. If you missed the first chance to vote, here is your second chance to participate.

 

[Daddy]

True dat...along with several domicile elections. You can read their stances on the swapa website and pick one. Opting out just makes the pilot group look apathetic

 

[shootr]

Is the lack of voters due to ignorance or apathy?
I don't know, and I don't care!

DC wins the thread and the Internet. Somebody should close this thread and stop it at his winning comment!

 

[FurloughedAgain]

If you're chicago based check out SK. He was a Captain rep at Comair and walked the picket line there. Excellent pilot advocate.

 

[Beechdriver32]

Speaking of MDW, what do the exAT folks think of GB aka mastercraft? Running for Rep out there.

 

[Daddy]

He seems like a nut...read his outburst on pprune. MDW has had some real winners

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Not the kind of behavior you would expect from someone who will represent pilots. It's a stressful job. Clearly he can't handle stress.

 

[wood pecker]

Daddy, I am a FAT and the reason why I had a hard time voting (but did) is because I didn't know the history of the candidates. By his tone on the SWAPA forum I would have never voted for him but after flying with CAs that know him, they changed my mind so I did cast a vote yesterday and hope his plan isn't to sit down and "talk" to settle this contract.

Usually when I ask a CA about voting all I get is negative comments and basically get an earful of how screwed up swapa is. One guy apparently made $70,000 in a month according to a union magazine. That's the kind a check that makes me think don't vote for any current swapa people in office. Change the guard, drag out negotiations till the strike vote comes or we get full retro. I can't even get friends to log in to the forum because they hate swapa so much so I don't know how much unity there will be.