CEO vote of no confidence
#21
Banned
Joined APC: Feb 2022
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New hires are welcome. But before you start talking about the pilots of this airline being embarrassing, you ought to walk a mile in these shoes. It has been 1747 days since we started negotiations on March 1, 2018. Pilots have very few levers to pull IAW the RLA Section 6. Picketing is one of them. These are pilots on their days off traveling to, and standing or walking the line. Pilots are under no obligation to speak with management during these events. Management loves coming down with a case of water and getting a photo op while handing the “poor pilots” bottled water. The ORD CPO tried this 2 weeks ago when I was there in the picket line. The newspapers want that shot so we don’t give it to them. Instead we stay stoic.
Problems with that? You should volunteer for the SPSC. There may be some things the pilots who have been here a while haven’t thought of. As for me? I’m ready for an on time contract and/or full retro. Not a bottle of water from management. Talk is cheap.
Problems with that? You should volunteer for the SPSC. There may be some things the pilots who have been here a while haven’t thought of. As for me? I’m ready for an on time contract and/or full retro. Not a bottle of water from management. Talk is cheap.
#22
Yeah, I’m quite certain that everyone has gotten the memo on that.
It’s a gross oversimplification to think that TI and that MEC were the single point of failure. Everyone is PO’d and is hopefully now paying attention. However, being mad doesn’t equal unionism.
#23
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 432
Totally agree with this statement. The picket line is not the avenue to engage in a conversation with the pilots, and SK knows this. It was simply an opportunity for a photo op to "make the pilots look greedy and disrespectful". And low and behold, its working with even some of our pilots!! Lets all grow a spine and hold the line.
#24
This is a terrible and childish look for us when the union is the one who so badly dropped the ball, didn’t do any polls, gave into what the company wanted (you can’t blame the company for actually NEGOTIATING) and then has the audacity to not even let the vote close trying to save face. Now all of the sudden we’re militantly opposed to the company when they wisely take a wait and see approach, even after SK says he’s glad that the bar has been set so we can move past this…but apparently we’re no better than petulant children.
Having said that, SK’s claim that Delta set a good bar must be measured against his frequently stated desire to be an industry leader. He could easily make an industry leading offer without waiting for other airlines to set the standard, he just doesn’t seem willing to do that. That is his failure. Words are cheap & no cause for celebration until they are translated into action. We absolutely should be opposed to this industry following “wait & see” policy. Yeah, it sucks that we hurt our messaging so badly by being uninvolved & disorganized, but the best thing we can do about that is to get on message quick & get on message right.
Lastly, anyone who thinks picketing pilots should have been shaking hands & engaging w/ SK needs to understand that this is 100% the time for a “my union speaks for me” mentality. The purpose of a picket is not to have the CEO come listen to your personal frustrations & make you feel heard & validated individually. (Trust me, a career businessman is better at making you see his perspective than you will be at changing his mind.) It is solely intended to encourage him to come to the negotiating table in good faith. That’s where we get heard. (Again, this is where the importance of electing representatives we can have confidence in becomes glaring.) The strength of a union is that we don’t function as 15,000 individual pieces- we speak with one voice. It’s true Scott is not Smisek or Tilton or Frank Lorenzo. In general I like his vision for the airline & I do think we have the elements for a good union/executive working relationship. But that has to start with rolling up his sleeves & getting this deal done right; and right now. Contract first, United next.
#25
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2022
Posts: 148
[size=12pt]First of all I totally agree that the union’s very recent track record hurts our ability to paint this as an executive failure. This underscores the importance of replacing them w/ new players who can better represent the message that we won’t settle for less than we deserve. Let’s be honest, if TUMI was a representative failure, it was certainly a wake up call that we all need to be better involved in our representative system than we have been.[/size]
Having said that, SK’s claim that Delta set a good bar must be measured against his frequently stated desire to be an industry leader. He could easily make an industry leading offer without waiting for other airlines to set the standard, he just doesn’t seem willing to do that. That is his failure. Words are cheap & no cause for celebration until they are translated into action. We absolutely should be opposed to this industry following “wait & see” policy. Yeah, it sucks that we hurt our messaging so badly by being uninvolved & disorganized, but the best thing we can do about that is to get on message quick & get on message right.
Lastly, anyone who thinks picketing pilots should have been shaking hands & engaging w/ SK needs to understand that this is 100% the time for a “my union speaks for me” mentality. The purpose of a picket is not to have the CEO come listen to your personal frustrations & make you feel heard & validated individually. (Trust me, a career businessman is better at making you see his perspective than you will be at changing his mind.) It is solely intended to encourage him to come to the negotiating table in good faith. That’s where we get heard. (Again, this is where the importance of electing representatives we can have confidence in becomes glaring.) The strength of a union is that we don’t function as 15,000 individual pieces- we speak with one voice. It’s true Scott is not Smisek or Tilton or Frank Lorenzo. In general I like his vision for the airline & I do think we have the elements for a good union/executive working relationship. But that has to start with rolling up his sleeves & getting this deal done right; and right now. Contract first, United next.
Having said that, SK’s claim that Delta set a good bar must be measured against his frequently stated desire to be an industry leader. He could easily make an industry leading offer without waiting for other airlines to set the standard, he just doesn’t seem willing to do that. That is his failure. Words are cheap & no cause for celebration until they are translated into action. We absolutely should be opposed to this industry following “wait & see” policy. Yeah, it sucks that we hurt our messaging so badly by being uninvolved & disorganized, but the best thing we can do about that is to get on message quick & get on message right.
Lastly, anyone who thinks picketing pilots should have been shaking hands & engaging w/ SK needs to understand that this is 100% the time for a “my union speaks for me” mentality. The purpose of a picket is not to have the CEO come listen to your personal frustrations & make you feel heard & validated individually. (Trust me, a career businessman is better at making you see his perspective than you will be at changing his mind.) It is solely intended to encourage him to come to the negotiating table in good faith. That’s where we get heard. (Again, this is where the importance of electing representatives we can have confidence in becomes glaring.) The strength of a union is that we don’t function as 15,000 individual pieces- we speak with one voice. It’s true Scott is not Smisek or Tilton or Frank Lorenzo. In general I like his vision for the airline & I do think we have the elements for a good union/executive working relationship. But that has to start with rolling up his sleeves & getting this deal done right; and right now. Contract first, United next.
#26
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 27
So here's a re-issue of the memo. TI was the single point of failure.
#27
But it was. TI, his NC, and his voting block of the MEC is the single point of failure. They crafted and allowed a **** poor (and that's an insult to ****) TA to get to our eyes. TI and his MEC phucked us, failed us. So much wasted time, so much FTFPL money down the crapper.
So here's a re-issue of the memo. TI was the single point of failure.
So here's a re-issue of the memo. TI was the single point of failure.
#28
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 27
What does this even mean? What reality are you talking about? Who said anything about denial of our contract situation and how we ended up here? You sound like a shill for Insler and his compromised LEC reps/committee reps. How can anyone honestly try to defend their actions?
#29
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Posts: 83
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