ugh, wally & bpp...
I'm not going to defend his comments, but until any of you have walked a mile in those shoes, you have nothing to say. Why should this profession have any less of a percentage of people who get wound up than any other? Again, I'm not defending it, you each need to take a step back yourselves.
Don't like pictures of kids on a picket line?? Who do you think is impacted when mom or dad doesn't get a decent paycheck? Ball caps and crossed arms? C'mon, get over yourselves. This isn't Hollywood, it's the real world.
These guys stood up and did something NO OTHER airline pilot group has ever been able to do. They got cross union support from labor unions everywhere!
Need proof?? Here's what came out tonight after they dug their heels in.
Good Evening All:
This e-mail correspondence will serve as notification that we have reached a tentative agreement with Amerijet International. Though this tentative agreement has been reached, we will continue to be on strike until a collective bargaining agreement is voted on over this coming weekend and is ratified by the membership.
Please note that, sometime tomorrow, we will be sending a copy of the entire document to be voted on to the e-mail addresses that we have on file and Amerijet will be posting it on CrewNet to ensure that everyone has ample time to review the collective bargaining agreement before it is voted on.
To answer any questions regarding the document, I will be available at the Union Hall on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The vote will be held at the Union Hall at 12365 West Dixie Highway , North Miami , Florida , 33161 on Saturday, September 12, 2009 between 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 13, 2009 between 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and 5:00 p.m.
We urge everyone to carefully review the tentatively agreed to collective bargaining agreement, ask any questions you may have and vote on Saturday or Sunday.
Once the votes are counted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. all will be advised as to the outcome – whether we go back to work or we continue on strike.