Again I'm very worried. All this talk about splitting unions and the like. How long ago did the attitude of "them and us" come along? Don't we all have the same purpose in this little company of ours? To shift big lumps of tin about in the sky without denting each other. I think all us "workers", both Ops, non-ops and others need to come together at a time like this as if we are split then it makes it easier to slowly chip away at our rewards for the job in hand. Please people, please get rid of this "them and us" attitude. We are all, at the end of the day, about to be shafted together, but if we are together and as one then we stand a much better chance of getting something done about the situation.
I agree that engineers do roll over and play dead when it comes to such matters - I don't know why and wouldn't like to comment, but we need to stand up together and be counted. I'm still not sure which way I'll vote on this pay deal. What does a vote of No mean? Do we all walk out? Do we work to rule? I know what a vote of Yes means....