Good post and good luck to you, although I have to wonder why you left your previous - it sounds like you're a junior LHR FO. Hope it works out for you, genuinely.
You suggested:
Stop putting your fellow aviators down.
Which is great, human, and sensible. The trouble is those of us who have had our attempts to do exactly what you propose,
trying to make a better living for me and my family
have found their careers in ruins and themselves disadvantaged for no good reason other than the arrogance and selfishness of the modern day equivalent of the "Atlantic Barons".
Being human, it's difficult to reconcile that with the pleas for support via IFALPA from those same people - even though I believe they are actually right in their supposition that OS is the thin edge of a very fat wedge which will inevitably reduce Ts and Cs across the Industry.
Fortunately I have no card to play, and no money in the pot. I chose a more sedate regional route and am happy and content with family etc all doing well. However when I read some of the cant and hypocrisy, not to mention the downright lies regarding what happened to my previous organisation when it was part of BA PLC - well, the blood tends to heat up a bit.
Sincere apologies to anyone I've offended here, it's impossible to know which of the more erudite characters were really in situ at the time, but I was, so I know!!!
