Move2CLT
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Ok, here I go.I really don't want to rehash this from over a year ago so let me see if I can give you the short version. From what I remember both pilot groups staked out some pretty extreme positions. So binding arbitration was required. East & West ALPA leaders bear a ton of responsibility IMO for the current situation. Had both sides been a little more open to negotiation and flexible none of us would be chatting on this topic now.
I also seem to recall some less than upstanding conduct on the west side.
Frankly I'm really disappointed in both pilot groups. Speaking totally from the heart now, From the time I was a little boy I thought pilots were just the coolest people in the whole wide world. A pilot, WOW what be cooler than that? An Astronaut was cooler but they were all pilots back then. The little bitty town I grew up in we had a guy who worked for a Corporate Executive as his personal pilot, flew a Lear jet and he was always so nice to us kids who used to ask him about being a pilot. He had great stories too. To a kid who had never been more than 20 miles from home his job seemed so glamorous and exciting. I never actually wanted to be a pilot, I just thought they were cool. When I started traveling for business I got to talk to quite a few and they were all just so polite and professional even the ones on the Beech1900D who didn't look old enough to shave. So as a group they always had my admiration and respect.
Fast forward to this bunch and let's just say the bloom is off the rose and it pisses me off.
You obviously don't remember correctly. Have you read any of the transcripts? Your statement that we took an extreme position is patently false. The east MC was directed by their MEC to maintain the DOH petition under threat of recall. And it's a fact that the easts position was DOH or nothing. It's also a fact that the Nic looks more like our proposed list because it was the fairest integration method. The west was open to negs. The east - not so much. The very fact that only one side seeks a compromise shows proves this fact.
And what conduct are you referring to?
As for your pilot story, it bored me a bit as it was a bit on the overly-dramatic side. Our behavior, at least in my case and probably most others here, isn't carried over to the job. Passengers aren't exposed to this aspect of the job. If you're so disappointed, why do you stay here? Why do you feel a need to be here? I've read back a month or so on the more active threads and found you don't contribute much. You have nothing substantial to offer and are not overly informed. You state that you get messages from others expressing concern about the company but it doesn't make sense as to why you would be a conduit for these individuals. Something here isn't making sense.
I've been accused of being a shill, yellownecker, clear, and who knows who else next. I wonder who you are. You've been here a long time and I do believe this site has east roots in it's founders. Are you one of them?