I would be interested to know exactly what it is I should be gratefull for.
The offer of employment with CX was made following a vote by the same 1200 aircrew who apparently hate the very sight of me and who now expect me to comply with my contract(which I do)so that an attempt can be made to improve conditions for everyone except myself!
I am expected to keep quite and be satisfied with any morcel of improvemnt that may be achieved by hanging onto the coat tails of the aircrew body and should the AOA dare to negotiate me a higher pay scale then my fellow AOA members will happily vote against it.
What a crock of S@"T!
As you have been so generous in making concessions to allow me to join your company and get a command when I have the appropriate seniority, I must remember to add you to next year's Christmas card list.
ASL would have survived as long as the CX cargo fleet, with or without your approval, and most of us were very happy with the way things were. We did not ask to join CX, you asked us. If the possibility of flying with us was more than you could bear then you should have voted NO!
While on the subject of freighter crewing, the integration seems to be going rather well with mixed flight decks on almost every flight. It is quite amazing how CX crew always stand on the moral high ground until it suits their personal circumstances to look the other way.
United we fall!
[This message has been edited by SteamDriven (edited 29 December 2000).]