Originally Posted by WhaleFR8
Seems like a silly question. If management can no longer divide and conquer; if we are all one solid unit with no venue for moving or transferring of flying or aircraft to motivate one group to act against the other - wouldn't that be better. Of course there are still 38 or so AABO pilots out there as well as the 40 Russian pilots allegedly recruited by an AABO crewmember, trained and type rated by Atlas just prior to the possible Atlas strike, and waiting in the wings for any kind of job action. So I suppose management will find a way to counter any solidarity move. Still seems like we would be better together than we are apart.
Nail. On. The. Head.
The merger will be good for the pilot group because it stops the whipsawing (at least for now); increases our "collective power" to collectively bargain; and most importantly brings fresh leadership.
Bottom line: None of us are going anywhere with the chemistry between our respective leaders. It's time for new leaders that represent all of us to management with a single voice--the merger will DO THAT.
And of course the merger is good for the company because it will realize new efficiencies.
Not everything that is good for the company is bad for the crew member. Reasonable people evaluate issues based on their intrinsic merits.
That's not being a company man; that's taking the personality out of the discussion which has had far TOO much influence.
Not all of us want to go to FedEx or UPS; some of us want this company to be around another 20-30 years.
Fire away.
