Originally Posted by
safetypee
Why would anyone require a union for this matter if there was an open and honest desire to improve safety.
The view of the three major pilot unions in the U.S. was that is was more of an invasion of privacy than an enhancement to safety.
I have long since stopped having a dog in that fight, so I'm not the right person with whom to debate the merits, or lack thereof. I'd suggest a letter to the chair of the NTSB. The present chairman is smart, intellectually honest, and a retired U.S. Air captain.