Originally Posted by
Lookleft
At last some realism in the whole industrial action narrative. Not just for Virgin but for the whole industry. PIA in and of itself is useless unless the entire pilot body of whatever airline is prepared to put some skin in the game. simply voting yes on the ballot and then sitting at the local pilot pub while a small group of pilots take the financial hit and don't show up for their rostered duty is not industrial action! Get out to the airport and publicise your grievance. As VE highlighted this is what the Americans do and they get the pay rises. This is what the TWU and all those unions that take industrial action seriously. You ask anyone now what they want from PIA and all you get is "We just want to show 'em" When you dig deeper and ask what it is that they will be showed, its like a roo in the headlights.
Couldn’t agree more. In the States they are not only highly united but also have clear goals to achieve. But here, I’ve spoken to some people, their comments are I’ll vote no regardless of the offer 🤷♂️ We’ll never win anything with such attitude.