Originally Posted by BunkerF16

Your not wearing your lanyard because people are "pushing" you is nothing more than an excuse not to wear it.

You either support your fellow pilots or you do not. It's obvious which camp you're in, despite your claims otherwise. Actions speak much louder than words.

Originally Posted by Southerner

Life isn't black and white, no matter how much you try to make it so.

Originally Posted by BunkerF16

Sometimes things really are as simple as black and white. This is one of those things. You can try and make yourself feel better about your non-support by attempting to muddle the waters but most see through your charade.

Originally Posted by capt707

They had about 80 people at the open house, apparently the average total flight time of people attending was around 9k.

Originally Posted by Southerner

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

I would be stunned if anyone would actually cross the line, member or not. Maybe if they were near retirement or something.

Originally Posted by Southerner

No charades here.

Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Complete crap. I am NOT an unhappy guy. I have by almost any measure an INCREDIBLE life. I will spare you the details but it's not bad to be me these days.

With that said, I refuse to positive-think my way to satisfaction with my employer when they intentionally withhold significant compensation, benefits, retirement and work rules (time off). I will absolutely call B S when I see it. That does NOT make me unhappy in life.

And I believe your article is about making comparisons to the general population that you think are doing better than yourself. That is not where we are. Our benchmark is our specific professional peers. And we are dramatically behind. So I call B S and choose to let others know that reality so they can make a truly informed decision. There is NOTHING appealing about JB as a major airline employer right now. Period.

You can happy-think your way into being happy about that. I won't mind F myself into being satisfied with being the worst compensated major airline pilot in MY professional peer group.

Originally Posted by Southerner

Supporting the union means voting in elections, going to meetings, filling out surveys, and paying your dues. If you'd rather wear someone wear a lanyard than do those things, you do not truly want a functional union.

Originally Posted by Southerner

I may decide to wear the lanyard someday, but the more people push, the less likely it is. I said as much in my last ALPA survey, and I've told the MEC the same thing in person.

Originally Posted by Flyby1206

2 out of 3 correct answers, you get a D