Hiring Ban
To the current CX crews:
I definitely do feel for you people, and I am not about to write "snotty" posts here pushing my opinions one way or the other. I'd like to think I am a little more professional than that. I have seen some pretty nasty posts here and have to wonder about the individuals who write them.
I do however, with all due respect, have to question the wisdom of an outright hiring ban at CX by IFALPA.
What about "strength in numbers"? Allowing CX to recruit more pilots adds more to the HKAOA membership (although I understand new hires are not presently welcome). Going into this with the assumption that all new hires (while defying the hiring ban) are "union busters", or "anti-union" is IMHO very wrong.
Here are a few hypothetical situations for you:
Would I leave my current employment and join CX with the intention of improving my career? No, I can't say I would do that under the current situation. I would give that a "probably not".
If the CX pilots were on strike, and the company were trying to replace striking union pilots with permanent non-union pilots, would I accept a position? Whether I was employed at the time or not, I can't say I would do that either. I would give that one a "most definitely not".
However, at a time of unemployment, and under the current "hiring ban", would I accept a position with CX? I would have to honestly give that one a "yes, I likely would", and follow it up by saying that I would also be interested in joining the association, as well as supporting the "49ers" in the struggle to get their positions and seniority numbers reinstated.
With all due respect, and this is not meant as criticism but rather a question for someone not up on the finer points of industrial action, why did the CX pilots not shut the place down when the "49ers" were first let go? Are the “49ers” all "B scale" pilots? Or are there more senior "A scale" pilots involved too? Are most of the CX pilots together on this, or are there two camps there? (ie: the "A" camp and the "B" camp).
I can certainly see that the company has engaged in the old "divide and conquer" strategy over the past number of years. Has it worked or are you all in this together?
I am sure these questions have all been asked before, but I am relatively new to this board.
Cheers.