Workers deserve a choice

[acpilot]

Get rid of the unions and enjoy and increased quality of life.

 

[WayBack]

Unions on the other hand have been arguing for better rest rules, requiring an actual "behind the door" period, as opposed to current FAR (ambiguous).

Not sure OSHA is protecting pilots on all things safety related.....

They've been "arguing" since the 1960's for better rest rules, looks like we're still going by the FAA Standard. The only reason rest rules are getting looked at closely now, is because of the Colgan crash. If that crew hadn't said what they did on the CVR, the rest rules would have never came to light like they had.....and that's because the FAA is taking the heat, it isn't because of ALPA.

Get rid of unions (by way of not requiring membership) and watch how fast companies change things to screw the employees. You dont like the way your union treats you? Get involved and make a difference!

I worked for a non union airline, it was a hell of a lot better place to work for than any ALPA carrier I worked for. We had better work rules, got a long with management.
Unions are a thing of the past. Now they're nothing but a political entity.

 

[cynic]

Do the labor laws in Germany support Unions?

How is the German economy doing? Did unions impact their success (or lack of it)?

Discuss... or revert to hyperbole and conjuncture.

It will probably be the latter.

 

[pilotyip]

Do the labor laws in Germany support Unions?

How is the German economy doing? Did unions impact their success (or lack of it)?

Discuss... or revert to hyperbole and conjuncture.

It will probably be the latter.

Don't have the details, but the DOL in Germany has some sort of veto power over union contracts if they do not resutl in an increase in productivity as a result of the contract. A pay rasie without an increase in productioj per worker would not pass, sounds liek a good idea, no more 5 people to change a light bulb at a UAW plant.

 

[skypine69]

I worked for a non union airline, it was a hell of a lot better place to work for than any ALPA carrier I worked for. We had better work rules, got a long with management.
Unions are a thing of the past. Now they're nothing but a political entity.

And get rid of the threat of bringing that union on the property and watch what happens. Unions are not the answer to everything, but they are a check on the corporations and help to keep a balance.

 

[BigMike]

Contrary to much union rhetoric, right-to-work laws don't ban or bust unions. They simply grant individual workers the right to join or not to join, even once a workplace is organized by a union. Workers who decline to join the union can't be forced to have dues taken out of their paycheck and thus used to finance union political campaigns.

Unionoids hate hearing this simple truth spread around for people to hear. The union takes our money and spends it to promote, finance, and enlarge... the union.
And they certainly haven't done anything tangible to help us lately.
Signed... A former teamster.