I am not a member of the organization but have been following this since May of last
year. Please explain to me why you the pilots did not stand as one force against the
"forced to sign COS?" If there had been the solidarity that you are hoping for now,
then, and the majority of pilots said NO to the COS,and go ahead and fire the lot of us last year you would have seen the management screaming "wait wait we have the money!" As they chased their pay checks down the halls. You forget that you are their pay checks. If
you are not flying those planes they have no salaries either and if the vast majority,
and most especially the training captains, had said "see ya" management would have been the ones bending not you.
Then again I do live in a country where we test the metal and know that we would face the loss of a job (perhaps) but history has shown (proven) that when the entire labour force is walking out the door management has to "pay" attention. You allowed yourselves to be threatened and you did not stand up and take the needed action. Now it appears there is much finger pointing as to who and why this COS is being abused by management. Well you sent them a clear and concise message last year. You said you are willing to accept even threats of dismissal to stay at any cost so they are dealing out their any cost to you. And they will read these postings and know that they have got you by your balls and they know you will not stand up and claim the right to act on your (as a group) own behalf. They know the self interest of the few far outweighs the interest of the whole and this is where they have your number. I agree with Beacon Outbound in as much as you accepted these things and you truly do not have the "oh they threatened us" ploy to fall back on because if the group was truly concerned for all; then the group would have let the management
see the back of your stripes walking out in mass on that infamous day in June of last
year. The management chose a strategy to test your metal and they found you are
made of Jell-O. Nothing firm, you will wiggle any way they shake you, and you
mold to their whims easily, and even the strongest amongst you appears to be a
marshmallow, just full of puffed air. Sorry for the beratement but take a real look at
yourselves compared to the rest of the world. You are not willing to do what is required to improve your lives but you have been very willing to allow your lives to be toyed with on a daily basis. As the saying here goes.. "Get a grip".. and you know what you had better be gripping or they will be taking those too, but then one has to wonder if you didn't castrate yourselves and give them up willingly too?
Oh and yes you can take all of this private but then you will not have those of us who
have watched your actions from a totally objective perspective to point out the things
that have been offered in suggestions such as those from "Marco Polo" who was a dedicated customer reading this forum, but perhaps he got frustrated and now flies other
friendlier skies. You (CX) are no longer the only choice in town and you are not as you once were and it will begin to show very soon as the market swings away from the once
and only choice.
You the group of HKAOA should turn the tables to management now. You should say either get with the program on our terms or we QUIT not strike but QUIT because a strike means they will be able to lull you back but if you QUIT then who will fly those big hunks of steel through the skies? And if your HKAOA had been doing their
PR correctly the world would know why you walked out and management would not find it an easy chore to find other pilots willing to walk in and take your jobs. Yes they will get the guys who are with low flight time and no real experience, but the seasoned pilots they need to train and operate across the world will not be available.
Again don't listen to me. I come from a country where the workers are willing to say "take this job and shove it" for the cause of the whole, and it has been proven time and time again to either bring the company around or they close down. Either way the arrogant management had to concede or they were the once forced out of their jobs not the workers. But hey don't use our airlines as an example they are making the money and our airlines are moving in to take your market share and with that goes the SLF of CX. I again know how this posting was ignored as you are all a bunch of prima donnas without the balls to stand up for what you want; you don't even have the balls to stand up for what you need. And I am certain the following postings will be from the most intelligent of your force with great comments such as "BLAH BLAH" as they have retorted in the past. Or you will post that I just don't understand. I just say let the facts stand for them selves, and your actions demonstrate the facts very evidently for you, so your protestations are merely your denial of your castrations. "Snip, Snip" another set was given.
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