Mr. Flexible Response. Your statement about the legal actions does not necessarily relinquish the pain, anguish and discomfort created over the past ten years and that is very much the issue. More tension is always created but enough said as I do understand and accept that the legal action taken was the only option in this entire saga. My question is , are the unionist attitudes a prerequisite when joining Cathay Pacific? Why shun those who approach life in another manner and accept that people are actually different and are very unlike the small group if pilots Cathay once employed. It also seems financial benefit is actually a topic of many discussions and that is a backlash from the A-scalers and the “then soon to be A-scalers”, not the plight of our colleagues in lesser careers now. This was certainly the case with the many who withdrew their memberships during the Ban period, which on its own spawns an entire debate about the validity of the ban knowing that near on half the actual pilot body did veto the recruitment ban. This is why I suggest a fresh approach to join the split body and build the future together. We can clear this mess.
My case is one against the pilot body being split bearing in mind that the new joiners may very well be a minority but they are not alone outside the membership of the AOA and undoubtedly many members of the AOA may feel the new joiners have a rightful position here at Cathay Pacific.
Mr. Shortly
You lash out at me for a feeling of goodwill and optimism....... then you sink FR for unwillingness to negotiate. We all have strong opinions my boy but take it easy with those knives and perhaps we will see more clearly. Remember we are playing for the same team. Denial is far from where I am at , and please inform me in your own time as to whether you think we can find the way forward whilst the anger boils in our bloodstream. I certainly hope the negotiating team has more direction than that... yet you hint of constructive negotiation. At least we are on the right path.