I am one of the "amateurs". No college degree, self sponsored myself and somehow found myself in the left seat of a regional jet flying occasionally on mainline routes.
I regarded my union dues basically as insurance in case of an awkward situation but now find myself fighting a rear guard action to try and force the company to define it's redundancy criteria, which we look more and more likely to be subjected to when the mainline flying is terminated.
I accept that it is likely that the mainline components of the union have a far louder voice than our own regional ones, but at present there is no alternative and I intend to back them even if it does make me a target when the axe eventually falls.
Last edited by TDK mk2; 3rd October 2009 at 09:31.