ALPA: "Don't blame us!"
04-02-2015, 07:08 AM
#142
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On a personal strike.
Thank you for voting NOT to send more flying to the regionals. But again, what is the solution for those of us striving to make it to a mainline job? We all can't get good 135 jobs or military time. You yourself said that you bore some of the "blame" for accepting the conditions. All I am saying is that we DID accept the conditions AS THEY WERE when we committed to a flying career. After much investment in career change, flight training, experience building, etc, there comes a point that it is harder to turn back than it is to suck it up and push forward in the hopes for a better future. I will NOT take any more concessions on the way though. I will either find a different road, or I'll just go back to my old career.
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04-02-2015, 12:54 PM
#145
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04-02-2015, 01:08 PM
#146
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Position: EMB 145 CPT
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Regionals have nothing to do with it.
The MEC is controlled by the pilots voted into the mec by regulate ole line pilots of any seniority.
04-02-2015, 01:19 PM
#147
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Regionals have everything to do with it:.... You have no leverage because every regional pilot group will stab the other in the back to get ahead, getting ahead means getting more flying and since that's limited by scope you have to steal it from others by being cheaper. If you can't compete you will lose flying, you can't compete when others keep taking concessions and they always will because they believe their junk contract will only be temporary till they move on to mainline. You support alpa that pretend to play for both teams but in fact a new place on Main line. Mainlines have more pilots and with higher salaries there for greater dues. Plus added bonus their members are less likely to become unemployed continuing the dues. Mainline pilots have more bite, it's their flying by law; it can't go anywhere else.
04-02-2015, 01:22 PM
#148
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04-02-2015, 01:34 PM
#149
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Not really, in my experience lifers usually don't get involved with the union. They'll vote and what not but the people who run the mec's are usually somewhere in the middle of the seniority list.
04-02-2015, 04:18 PM
#150
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Posts: 2,573
Everyone can point fingers, in the end, pilots fly planes and mgmt pays them. How much and how many seats is all negotiated.
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