Skywest Pilot Arrested In Calgary
#102
Banned
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: EMB 145 CPT
Posts: 2,934
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Originally Posted by Sniper
Further proof that membership in KCM doesn't necessarily exclude ignorance of KCM.
Seems some Skywest pilots are ignorant of the struggle that unionized pilots go through to achieve benefits that Skywest gets by riding coat tails.
Your avatar is quite appropriate for this thread. But seriously, all you ALPA guys who act like you're saving the industry because ALPA lobbied for safety features like TCAS or GPWS need to cool it. Stop giving 100 % credit to ALPA that companies like Honeywell and Boeing played a bigger part in developing.
Originally Posted by Sniper
Further proof that membership in KCM doesn't necessarily exclude ignorance of KCM.
Seems some Skywest pilots are ignorant of the struggle that unionized pilots go through to achieve benefits that Skywest gets by riding coat tails.
Your avatar is quite appropriate for this thread. But seriously, all you ALPA guys who act like you're saving the industry because ALPA lobbied for safety features like TCAS or GPWS need to cool it. Stop giving 100 % credit to ALPA that companies like Honeywell and Boeing played a bigger part in developing.
#103
Well, if ALPA were doing their JOBS with OUR dues, Captain, you would be making around $165/hour flying the Barbie DreamJet. Just a thought.
#104
Banned
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: EMB 145 CPT
Posts: 2,934
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevets
I'm not trying to give all the credit to ALPA. The companies invent these technologies. The unions help lobby congress in order to mandate these things. We all pay union dues that fund that. Non-union pilots don't do anything. That's the point.
Well, if ALPA were doing their JOBS with OUR dues, Captain, you would be making around $165/hour flying the Barbie DreamJet. Just a thought.
Originally Posted by Nevets
I'm not trying to give all the credit to ALPA. The companies invent these technologies. The unions help lobby congress in order to mandate these things. We all pay union dues that fund that. Non-union pilots don't do anything. That's the point.
Well, if ALPA were doing their JOBS with OUR dues, Captain, you would be making around $165/hour flying the Barbie DreamJet. Just a thought.
#106
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
I'm sure if it was up to ALPA, it would be more than that. But darn, there seems to be someone negotiating against us on the other side of the table! But hey, it would be more dues money for ALPA, right? Can't have it both ways. Either it's ALPA just wanting more dues money or it's ALPA not doing it's job. O maybe, just maybe, there are other forces at work here? Do you think that is in the realm of possibility?
#107
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: EMB 145 CPT
Posts: 2,934
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevets
I'm sure if it was up to ALPA, it would be more than that. But darn, there seems to be someone negotiating against us on the other side of the table! But hey, it would be more dues money for ALPA, right? Can't have it both ways. Either it's ALPA just wanting more dues money or it's ALPA not doing it's job. O maybe, just maybe, there are other forces at work here? Do you think that is in the realm of possibility?
Yeah it does suck when your dues go towards paying the salaries of the people who negotiate for United and Delta against you doesn't it?
Originally Posted by Nevets
I'm sure if it was up to ALPA, it would be more than that. But darn, there seems to be someone negotiating against us on the other side of the table! But hey, it would be more dues money for ALPA, right? Can't have it both ways. Either it's ALPA just wanting more dues money or it's ALPA not doing it's job. O maybe, just maybe, there are other forces at work here? Do you think that is in the realm of possibility?
Yeah it does suck when your dues go towards paying the salaries of the people who negotiate for United and Delta against you doesn't it?
#108
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Starboard Side, weekends & holidays.
Posts: 856
No. But I can tell you exactly where each and every one of my firearms, loaded or unloaded, is at all times....without exception. Criminal intent? No. Criminal negligence? Absolutely.
#109
I have bags that I use for shooting. These bags are never my work bags... Ever. I never put firearms, knives, ammunition, tools, or combustibles into my work bags. I never even put those items on top of my work bags. Ever.
Putting a gun in your work bag is like hiding porn in your wife's purse.
If you do that you're dummer than a box of hammers. Good luck with that.
#110
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2014
Posts: 71
No offense, but you have never carried a weapon as a daily part of your life or work. I can tell you I have, for a very long time. People that aren't around firearms, like yourself, the way some people are, think of them as this giant elephant in the room and it's like you're thinking of them 24/7. It's very easy for them to become something like your keys or wallet. Do you treat them as such? No, but we aren't so freaked out by them that we are always thinking about where they are and how they're loaded. Did that blow your mind, I mean not knowing if they're loaded or not? It doesn't matter since every firearms should be treated as if it's loaded anyway. I doubt you even understand what I'm saying. To get to the point, ciminal negligence is more than just a little overboard. I bet you think bullet buttons and nothing larget than a 10 round magazine are good ideas too.
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