Originally Posted by Pilot Pete
OK, I don't know the full story, but how many of the 'sacked' colleagues downed tools en masse in protest (after a ballot of course)? Sounds like the rest of the pilots were scared of the dictator.
PP
You are correct that not many 'downed tools'. The three Reps, unfortunatley, gave the Company the ammunition with which to sack them and so the actual dismissals could hardly be a rallying point. You are also correct that many said 'I'll hold your coat' to the Reps, but then never refused anything the Company imposed on them. Is this representative of many pilot populations i wonder? BALPA told us that they were the experts and we believed them and did as were asked. They did not persue recognition through the tribunal as promised. What else is there to say?
Boeingman: I hope that your post stating 'negative and false comments' is not aimed at my posts. I said that i do not want to slag-off Jet2
and stand by that. I personally like and admire PM for his success with the growth in Jet2 and for giving me employment, but I question your assessment of PM not being dictatorial. I refer to APU and Alternate Basing policies. Both of which were not thought through and the latter clearly imposed without regard to consideration of crews. Do you mean to say that PM is not involved in every aspect of Jet2 and will not have his way in any argument? Would he not resist voluntary recognition of BALPA?