- Sep 22, 2003
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I sent this letter to the editor to Bill Leader of the DFW People.
Dear Bill, 4/9/2007
Behold the Sky Gods! After having “pulled together†since the “Great Bankruptcy Scare of 2003,†the Sky Gods feel slighted and betrayed by the company. Alas, they will not partake of the big April payoff; neither will the rest of the mere mortal employees of American Airlines.
Let us not confuse mere mortal dissatisfaction with Sky God dissatisfaction. An unhappy aircraft mechanic would be considered “disgruntled,†while an unhappy Sky God is “righteously indignant.â€
All mere mortal employees are expected to join the Sky Gods as they display their righteous indignation at the Sky God Pantheon in Euless on April 18. Chariots shall whisk supporters from DFW to the Pantheon. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth, cries of sorrow and woe. Orators and Sages will be there for inspiration. All this convective activity will no doubt cause the atmosphere to become unstable. More than likely we will hear thunder and see lightning flash across the sky courtesy of Zeus!
Note that all mere mortal support of the Sky Gods will also be deemed as righteous indignation.
Remember that once the Sky Gods “get theirs,†any employees (aircraft mechanics in particular) who are not satisfied with the table scraps they receive from the company will no longer be entitled to righteous indignation status. You will go back to being a disgruntled mechanic. No doubt another Sky God “be nice to mechanics†campaign will ensue.
All sarcasm aside, I think the pilot group should come out and say what this rally is about. It is about the pilots and pilot issues. I do not have a problem if you leave it at that. I commend their effort. PUP (Pilot Unity Pays) speaks for itself. Don’t try to tell us that you are doing this for us. It wasn’t too long ago that the aircraft mechanic group was considered (and may still be) to be angry and disgruntled. There have been numerous instances of mechanics being derided or ostracized for our perceived lack of team effort, or on the other end of the spectrum, being thanked to death just for showing up for a gate call. I suppose we weren’t “pulling to win’ hard enough for some peoples taste. Guess what? We told you! We all pulled, and we all know who won.
Finally, I cannot end my tirade without a parting shot to the best union that money can buy, The Transport Workers Union.
Hey, you guys out there?!
Hello…Jim Little…Gary Yingst… …Big Don V.…Keith… Frankie (I still love you)…anyone?
Where is the TWU “Will Strike if Provoked†snake (commonly known as the TWU Smoke Snake)?
I see Local 565 has reluctantly agreed to pop into the PUP fest but where’s our rally?
Tony Barreto
Aircraft Maintenance
DFW[/b]
Dear Bill, 4/9/2007
Behold the Sky Gods! After having “pulled together†since the “Great Bankruptcy Scare of 2003,†the Sky Gods feel slighted and betrayed by the company. Alas, they will not partake of the big April payoff; neither will the rest of the mere mortal employees of American Airlines.
Let us not confuse mere mortal dissatisfaction with Sky God dissatisfaction. An unhappy aircraft mechanic would be considered “disgruntled,†while an unhappy Sky God is “righteously indignant.â€
All mere mortal employees are expected to join the Sky Gods as they display their righteous indignation at the Sky God Pantheon in Euless on April 18. Chariots shall whisk supporters from DFW to the Pantheon. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth, cries of sorrow and woe. Orators and Sages will be there for inspiration. All this convective activity will no doubt cause the atmosphere to become unstable. More than likely we will hear thunder and see lightning flash across the sky courtesy of Zeus!
Note that all mere mortal support of the Sky Gods will also be deemed as righteous indignation.
Remember that once the Sky Gods “get theirs,†any employees (aircraft mechanics in particular) who are not satisfied with the table scraps they receive from the company will no longer be entitled to righteous indignation status. You will go back to being a disgruntled mechanic. No doubt another Sky God “be nice to mechanics†campaign will ensue.
All sarcasm aside, I think the pilot group should come out and say what this rally is about. It is about the pilots and pilot issues. I do not have a problem if you leave it at that. I commend their effort. PUP (Pilot Unity Pays) speaks for itself. Don’t try to tell us that you are doing this for us. It wasn’t too long ago that the aircraft mechanic group was considered (and may still be) to be angry and disgruntled. There have been numerous instances of mechanics being derided or ostracized for our perceived lack of team effort, or on the other end of the spectrum, being thanked to death just for showing up for a gate call. I suppose we weren’t “pulling to win’ hard enough for some peoples taste. Guess what? We told you! We all pulled, and we all know who won.
Finally, I cannot end my tirade without a parting shot to the best union that money can buy, The Transport Workers Union.
Hey, you guys out there?!
Hello…Jim Little…Gary Yingst… …Big Don V.…Keith… Frankie (I still love you)…anyone?
Where is the TWU “Will Strike if Provoked†snake (commonly known as the TWU Smoke Snake)?
I see Local 565 has reluctantly agreed to pop into the PUP fest but where’s our rally?
Tony Barreto
Aircraft Maintenance
DFW[/b]