let me see......so the solution is to screw the whole airline on past mistakes that have nothing to do with the AWA PILOTS or the current merged airline...........it may have been an ALPA mec ...but they were USAir (east) pilots....
I've never advocated "screwing" the AWA pilots. We obviously have a difference of opinion and I can understand that for you, it hits a little close to home. You do make a point that the rank and file do have some responsibility for the loss of their pension - they did elect their representatives but some seem to think that the USAirways pilots brought nothing to the table. If that was the case, I don't see why the airlines were merged in the first place.
by the way...cant wait to hear how USAPA handles the latest Rwy excursion by an east crew....good start for the 1st day on the job
Trial by fire. Another good point. Are they going to be a one issue union or will they assume the full mantle of responsibility (I'm just as interested as you to the answer to that question.)
You want to hear the best part about that? A west crew just sat and watched it happening and said nothing. This is just how much we have come to dislike them!! Disaster is just around the next bend.
I'm sorry but that is just unprofessional. If we are going to let tangential issues get in the way of flight safety, then we don't deserve to be called the professionals that we claim to be. That you would actually cite this as an example to be followed is just plain sad.