Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
Having taken part in industrial action at a couple of different airlines and the above sentiments are very common. Anyone who was fooled into thinking the company would just layover and give in loses motivation at the first sign of resistance. The company have fired enough warning shots across the bow now to freak out those who aren’t 100% committed. This is now the true test, who continues with the current action and who will carry on the action after Xmas. It is always the risk with PIA, if the pilot body starts to fracture then it hands the company the upper hand in negotiations at the union has no dry powder left in the arsenal. Here’s hoping the pilot body see’s it through and doesn’t hamstring the negotiators.
You're definitely right, the salvo across the bow, however the reaction has been so premature it's left half the industry gob-smacked as to why they are playing the card already. Do they actually know what they are doing? It's not a question you should have to ask about the management team, but currently one that's justified.
I honestly believe there will be loses through this PIA, but the names at the top of the list are all management.
What a horrible failure on behalf of management for letting this situation get to PIA.