PasserOGas

It used to protect against pay cuts, until Lorenzo discovered the "bankruptcy car wash".

Southerner

Incorrect. The one thing they ask is that we join the union and pay dues. That's the one thing they ask...

They also ask additional requests:
That we participate in surveys. (I do)
That we vote (I do)
That we go to meetings (I do)
That we follow SOP (I do)

The only thing I refuse to do is wear the lanyard. I wear my ALPA pin. If that isn't enough, oh well.



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BeatNavy

I just reread the last few emails to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Not one mentioned those things above except flying SOP, but you should be doing that anyway. Those are standard membership basics. Being a member doesn’t mean you support the union or help the cause. They did, however, mention that we are in a labor dispute, and the things we need to do accordingly. “Wearing your lanyard is no longer enough.”

The things they actually ask:
That you wear a lanyard (you don’t)
That you go to a rally (you didn’t)
That you stand next to your brothers and sisters at the picket (you didn’t).

Ask yourself, if 0 pilots showed up for the picket, would the company give anything at the negotiating table? So why didn’t you contribute? If 0 pilots wore a lanyard and didn’t do what the union asked, would the company think there is any unity or backing of the union? So where is yours?

F&H doesn’t measure unity with ALPA pins. They do see lanyards and numbers at the picket. Again, we will keep rowing the boat, and you can keep floating in your dinghy, laying there by yourself tethered to the boat we are rowing. We will pull your deadweight along, even as you paddle against us. The union is stronger than the few individuals like you remaining.

stanherman

I’ve come to realize flying with the lanyardless (with exception of one who is anti company AND anti union) is probably the single most frustrating thing to deal with. Labor dispute aside, operationally it’s just aggravating. All about them, could care less about anyone else because “they got theirs.”

Bluedriver

There is some truth to this.

Tduster13

People need to come to terms that it’s a historical trend that hidden entities want B6 out of the picture
Only time will prove me wrong or right

Final Clear

The Illuminati or the Masons?

Hey jetblue...FUPM,
FC

dontsurf

i keep reading this, and i don't know what it means. i can't figure it out.


you could say that about anything. you don't seem very sure of yourself.

Tduster13

People in the past couldn't imagine Pan Am or Twa will ever go bust , it was unthinkable, but events and events after events that were taken for granted and i am not talking about PA103, facilitate the shutdown and still blames going back and forth between various parties as who was responsible.
lately some were saved by mergers or being pushed for a merger.
Bottom line don't get shocked if anything happens not only B6, but others as well as even the untouchables today DL, AA, UA etc....
Me being wrong or right is just a false hope, but reality in near future B6 will cease to exist like the others in past.
Capitalism has its share of failures

pilotpayne

Um what?
Yeah any airline can go away but you can’t look at Pan Am and JetBlue the same way. Even Pan Am knew it had problems. Read skygods it’s a great book.

For some reason there is this idea that JetBlue is failing finically and that simply is not the case. For all the talk of the poor operation or the crap route structure or the junk 190s the company still has some of the highest margins.
I’m not cheerleading here but JetBlue isn’t just got my to go away. Maybe a merger with ALK one day but for all it’s faults the company is financially very strong.