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Old 21st Sep 2010, 13:25
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Oba1kanobe
 
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Clever name. Just not professional.


Thinking backwards from 10-12 months in the future, and the likely result of trying to have fair, good faith bargaining with Arik.... EACH PILOT NEEDS TO BEGIN THEIR OWN STRIKE FUND.

It should be at least one month of salary. If you start now with 10% of your current salary, and place it in a separate account, you'll have that in the prescribed time.

This does not mean the goal is to strike. Much like the "MAD" (Mutual Assured Destruction) from the cold war, when you have the tools to get the job done, the other side (in this case, the company) tends to take you seriously, and the tools never need be deployed. But, you must be ready. Our MAD deterrent is a mentally and financially prepared pilot group.

There are many levels of actions prior to reaching a strike. Just a simple press conference from "Arik Air Pilot Association" stating our grievances would be a great start. Editorial writings. Picketing.

In a country where customers have a choice, any of the above will have some level of pain inflicted upon the company.

So, from the pilot group, we need a name and the self determination to begin a strike fund.
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