Where's a good union when you need one?
Oh… the majority of US pilots are members of a union, be it ALPA or IBT or their own in-house. Let’s leave the pilots of the in-house unions out of this discussion. They seem to have their act together. It’s not the union that creates the strength… it’s the pilots within the union that makes the strength… which in the US??? there is none, be it because they are so tired of the situation, or they just don’t give a damn.
The MEC’s and the union groups have passively allowed management erode benefits, and T & Cs of their contracts without any provision of restoration benefits or repayment of salary cuts. Management can be compared to a child. They will try to get away with inappropriate behavior without being checked… and you know what??? management has… and management will continue to do so. So at the end of the day who is responsible for crappy conditions… management??? or the union?
Kick these Do Gooder Third Party Union Representatives off the property and create more successful in-house unions. Better controls, and representation.