the company has made it very clear that it considers your asking for something that it cannot give.
The company has made many clear statements over the years and then done something different. The staff stopped believing them quite a few years ago. The relationship is fractured because there is no trust, and no respect.
Quite simply, the Operational staff don’t believe Management.
So you have a very big problem. Expectations have been set by the Union for an outcome can be achieved that cannot be achieved. How are you going to solve this problem?
I actually think the problem is worse for the company. Many Captains I have talked to are pretty much done with the idea of doing the job until retirement. They’re too tired and the family isn’t happy. With that mindset they are more likely to keep striking and take a lock-out or two until the financial pain is too much for the company or FWA sorts it out.