Gooneybird <<ASLr my heart bleeds for you!!The AOA has more important things to do than negotiate for you. Next time don't jump the seniority list to command. >>
Very interesting comment, Gooneybird, and it does says a lot about why the AOA is totally ineffective as a collective bargaining agent for the Cathay pilots. First of all, you play right into the hands of management by being derisive. Disunity is what allows management to beat us (collectively) over the head. If I am hearing this right, you are agreeing that it is ok for the CXF pilots to work for the freighter C scale. Would that be akin to the A scale agreeing with the concept of a B scale or the AOA taking no position when ASL was formed? If the AOA does not negotiate for the CXF pilots am I to assume the B scale F/Os who are taking commands on the freighter are considered to be, well, scabs; not worthy of representation? Do you think that by having a C scale, it will in some way elevate your pay scale? Has the B scale allowed the A scale to get decent raises? It seems to me that when different scales are allowed, everything gets dragged to the middle. If the freighter scale is kept very low, I can’t see management handing out A and B raises when they know they don’t have to. And on a personal note, Gooney, you may be making a serious error of assumption. Your knee-jerk reaction to my post is immature, and not well thought out. Although I can relate to blowing off steam, I think you ought to give this one a bit more thought.