Freightdriver, as you would now realise, the situation has turned ugly.As much as the locals would like to embrace you, the timing is a little off.
Picketing in Malaysia will get you a 'go straight to jail' card.As it is, the Mismanagers of MAS are telling everybody including the powers that be in the Gov't that the MAS pilots are 'sabotaging' the schedules, when it is through their own mismanagement that flights get 'retimed' (get use to that word, as MAS never has any delays.....all are retimed
) So, you can't join the picket line, there is none whatsoever.These guys are nowhere near the edge of a cliff, but the mismanagers are pushing them there!
Again, if you decide to come, it will be at your own peril as MAS or rather the mismanagers of MAS will make their own 'interpretations' of your contract at your own expense.This should be your bigger concern than being 'boycotted' by the locals.Remember, if they arbitrarily screw the locals......what's gonna happen to you?
BTW, for those of you not in the know, MAS has the required number of local pilots with experience to fill the slots, unfortunately, through creative mismanagement there is now a catch 22 situation where, locals can't be promoted as there is a serious manpower shortage at all fleets.This came about by the arrogance of the mismanagers to acknowledge the 'exodus' & rectify the succession of retiring pilots.In other words the mismangers (not a spelling error)
"Screw Up Big Time!" 