As for whether most US airline pilots are anti-mgmt or not, I have no idea. As for trust, how about this bit of airline history? Most pilots with any memory of the subject are probably retired.
Some of the older US pilots have heard of the "Mutual Aid Pact", which existed many years ago. The Pact was an emergency cash fund which an airline could draw from in order to reduce financial losses during a stike. Stay tuned. A certain US airline enjoyed provoking its unions into striking, and became know as the "cobra airline": they would strike at anything. Was there possibly more to this unfriendly atmosphere?
The CEO found (or calculated in advance?) that he could make more of a profit during a strike than from normal airline revenue, by grabbing large chunks of cash from the Mutual Aid Pact. Therefore, US major airlines dissolved the Mutual Aid Pact because of the cynical acts of Mr. xxxxxx xxxxx and his management team. His team also removed the doors from the stalls in the mens' restroom at company headquarters, in order to prevent extra long coffee breaks. They also published each pilot's name and annual salary in a large ad in the local newspaper, in order for friends and neighbors to read, possibly creating resentment towards the pilots.
This former CEO might have had the required skills to have quickly climbed a career ladder in the former East German Politburo or Stasi. What a loss for the Deutsche Demokratische Republik-maybe the Wall would have stayed intact, and more two-cylinder Trabis would still be farting their stinky unfiltered Auspuff into the air. Another management person there later allegedly lost his 'golden parachute' when new owners discovered that he allegedly had improper business dealings with a foreign aircraft manufacturer, in order to allow a brand-new aircraft technology to first penetrate a huge market... These dealings are not allowed under US law. Wie schade...non?
Did other large corporations in that location operate in such a cynical manner, no matter how good or bad their debt/equity ratio? How ironic for a company with an excellent ratio to enjoy turning its employee groups against each other, as a corporate culture.
After reading Captain Pprune's advice to everyone, I realized that it is best to avoid using personal names in most remarks, even when addressing events which were reported in "The Wall Street Journal" years ago.
Last edited by Ignition Override; 17th Jun 2002 at 05:01.