Would NetJets Strike If...?

[higgy]

All unions are the same whether they are 1108 or ALPA. You guys at NetJets are still in the Honeymoon phase just wait until after a couple more years you will see that it is not all cracked up to what you think.

Bailey[/quo
Honeymoon phase???? We had a union here for over 15 years. And I totally get your point about ALPA and the regionals. I blame the MESA pilots as much as I blame alpa. They voted it in. Belive me when I tell ya we had a p.o.s. TA basically shoved down our throats. I am sure you know the rest of the story. Im just glad that over 80% of us believed we were more and were willing to fight for it.

 

[netjetwife]

All unions are the same whether they are 1108 or ALPA. You guys at NetJets are still in the Honeymoon phase just wait until after a couple more years you will see that it is not all cracked up to what you think.

Bailey

Since we're using the marriage analogy--I'd like to point out that you get out of it what you put into it.

It will be up to those involved to make it work.

 

[gunfyter]

RLA Process

Bogart,

You find in this RLA process where NJ 1108 can sympathy strike with FLOPS 1108 and you will anser your own question for yourself.

I think the answer you will find is no.

Well put. Fred C Dobbs is just a spreader of FUD.

 

[glasspilot]

That's assuming that they didn't want to be a small fish in the big NJ pond.

We're just here to amuse you oh exalted one. Please forgive me for blemishing your pure and holy existence with my petulance.

 

[FRACTRASH]

RNObased, You missed my point. I would fight if I had to, but do to our company being ahead of the game on employee management relastions, I don't have to fight and that feels good!! I've already been down the road fighting Union against management. That's why I came to CS. To better my quality of life and stop fighting a loosing battle. The difference between CS and other fractionals, our management makes good on all their promises without us having to put up a billboard in TEB or write up airplane left and right. I have actually seen an Ultra pilot jumping on the stairs until they broke and then wrote it up. That sounds like one happy employee there!

 

[glasspilot]

Seriously...it's not your pond.



I've been pretty consistent in my distaste for this type of attitude.

 

[Sparse]

Smaller companies joining 1108 is a mistake. Lets say CS or Flex joins 1108, the problem is that the Teamsters will fight for those who pay the most money ie NetJets. Now I am sure most of you will bash me but look at the regionals. ALPA signed off on Mesa's BS contract and allowed so many other regionals to suffer while all the time fighting for only the Majors. Why? That is because the Majors brought in 82% of ALPA dues while the regionals and "others" brought in the other 18%. So NetJets will pay the most compared to a smaller fractional so the Teamsters will always jump for NetJets while they allow Flex or CS to suffer.
This comes from spending years working for 2 unionized carriers. After all the money I paid in to ALPA all I got was a stupid magazine and 3 grievances that were never heard.

Bailey

Duene "Worthless" Woerth signed of on termination of pilot retirements at USAIR, UAL, and Delta. How manyy paycuts has he signed off on? He's been replaced. Doesn't sound like it to me he is fighting for the majors. How many regionals have taken a 50% pay cut?

The one thing that will keep 1108 strong is to rid itself of the teamsters and be an independant union for fractional pilots. Second they shouldn't ever get an office in Washington DC.

 

[FLYLOW22]

All unions are the same whether they are 1108 or ALPA. You guys at NetJets are still in the Honeymoon phase just wait until after a couple more years you will see that it is not all cracked up to what you think.

Bailey

I beg to differ. All Unions that funcion under the RLA use the same tools to achieve their goals, however, the main difference depends on the following:

1) level of pilot APATHY
2) SKILL of leadership
3) UNITY of pilot group
4) POLITICAL forces at work
5) THINGS that the other side wants

All of this equals BARGAINING POWER brought to the table for Section 6. Many 121 carriers and ALL of the regionals lack very much (if any) BARGAINING POWER due to the nature of things. Just the way it is. Sorry. I didn't make the rules.

The Union will not "do" anything for any one pilot necessarily. The Union will (should) act in accordance with the desires of the membership and the law.

Sitting around in the cockpit conducting a Union crab-fest will accomplish absolutely nothing yet it is the method that most pilots choose to vent their frustrations. The CVR erases all concerns within 2 hours.

I wonder if you have volunteered for any Union positions during your professional tenure as a Union pilot.

I wish the other Unions the best and I support their efforts to improve pay and working conditions for their memberships. I do not agree with many of their actions but I support them as a fellow Trade Unionist.

Don't Democracies just suck sometimes. Wouldn't it be great if management could just call all of the shots with no possibility of input from those in the trenches?? YIKES!!!!

 

[FLYLOW22]

RNObased, You missed my point. I would fight if I had to, but do to our company being ahead of the game on employee management relastions, I don't have to fight and that feels good!! I've already been down the road fighting Union against management. That's why I came to CS. To better my quality of life and stop fighting a loosing battle. The difference between CS and other fractionals, our management makes good on all their promises without us having to put up a billboard in TEB or write up airplane left and right. I have actually seen an Ultra pilot jumping on the stairs until they broke and then wrote it up. That sounds like one happy employee there!

Good luck with CS! There was a time when NJA went through it's "Golden Age". As the company grew and employee numbers were assigned to people who used to have names it was clear that priorites shifted (big time) towards profits. And why not? That's what companies do, right? Make money? The only problem that occurs over time is that fact that in between management and profits stands a significant factor... you.

So good luck with CS. Enjoy the next several years of good management. As they realize that money can be saved by elimination of certain nicities and necessities you may change your opinion. You may not.

History is replete on the life cycle of a company as it relates to Unionized Labor and CS is no different. It would be nice to live in the "Golden Age" again. I'm jealous but I'm also happy that I don't have the ejection from Eden ahead of me anymore.

I know what the score is for my situation.

 

[netjetwife]

We're just here to amuse you oh exalted one. Please forgive me for blemishing your pure and holy existence with my petulance.

When one reads my whole post, which was conveniently not quoted... it is apparent that I was supportive--not snobbish--and was trying to make it clear that no one knows what pilot groups want until the ballots are counted. I said--Perhaps all the smaller fracs could band together on their own? They would each identify more with the other groups that were closely matched to themselves--wouldn't they? That's assuming that they didn't want to be a small fish in the big NJ pond. Certainly, there's a lot to be considered by all involved, and I think it should be put to a vote each time. I apologize to anyone that found the small fish analogy offensive. That definitely was not my intention. I was only trying to recognize that some pilots have posted that they like belonging to a smaller pilot group. By now, if a frac pilot doesn't understand that I'm supportive of all pilot groups in the industry, it is because s/he refuses to acknowledge that fact...

I find nothing amusing in the plight of frac pilots being underpaid/overworked. If my posts are ever unclear, I will explain myself further. Please ask rather than assigning a meaning that was never intended. NJW