Dropp the pilot
That's the whole point!
The threat of a strike and the airline being shut down might just cause a stirring in London HQ.
It has been pointed out elsewhere on this forum that Cathay Pacific Airways is the biggest contributor of pennies into the swires coffers.
We are perfectly entitled to have a strike ballot. In the event of a yes vote for the strike the swire group has a lot more to lose than us. You HAVE to believe this.I know it's hard to believe when you look at the house, the mortgage,the kids school fees, but they do.
The management at Delta had a lot more to lose than the pilots. Those pilots all had the same concerns for their jobs and family that we do ,but the pilots showed unity and integrity and eventually management settled. There is absolutely no difference in our situation. In fact we hold the better card because as you point out the chaps across the border might close the airline down if a strike were to eventuate.In other words the stakes are much higher for our management.
We are dealing with a greedy bunch of b#st#rds in London and if the choice comes down to
1/Settle with the workforce.
2/Close the cash cow down.
which do you think they will choose?
The only way we can get this company to deal with us is to show unity. That is all I am saying.
I am afraid your attitude is not going to help anyone. But that is your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it.
Please note that during times of conflict Cathay Pacific Airways management show ABSOLUTE unity and resolve. This is why they have been and continue to be so succesful in their efforts to destroy our COS. They are doing exactly what they are paid to do. We have to learn from our past mistakes and from others experiences such as Delta.
I use Delta merely as an example because it is topical and the result was tremendously successful and stands a good chance of being accepted by Deltas' pilots.
You can bet on one sure thing if nothing else. If we continue to bend over everytime our COS is threatened, management will do their job supremely well whilst showing complete unity.
Our lot in life will surely get worse.
[This message has been edited by Herb (edited 06 May 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Herb (edited 06 May 2001).]