The former MEC's cozy relationship with the AAWH management is well known.
Can you give some examples of that?
Just because someones style of negotiation is not the fist pounding, adversarial, take the company down in flames style that the Polar MEC is well known for, does not mean they are cozy with management. Interest based negotiations is finding those areas of an issue where both parties have common goals and interests and negotiating from there. I am sure that the Polar MEC sees this as kissing up to management but from our perspective, it seems to be working. That is what negotiations is after all. Give and take, compromise. In this economy and this day and age, the old styles of intimidation will not work. There is just too much competition out there willing to take our jobs for $50/day. We have to be reasonable and at least make an attempt to find common ground.
the slugs at AAWH would shut the operation down in a minute if they thought it was in their interest.
And I am sure that management feels the same way about the Polar pilots. Your leadership has demonstrated this attitude time and again and even said so if my memory is correct.
If you think they really cared about the you, you are sorely mistaken.
Once again management must think the the Polar pilots feel the same about them and the company.
They worry about one thing, how to squeeze the company dry then walk away.
The Polar Pilots appear to want the same thing.
One a joint effort can fight these lowlifes.
See this is a problem. Why fight them? Why not try to find common interests and work together? Take the emotion out of it. It is only a job. It is their company. It certainly doesn't belong to the Polar pilots.