Big Thread Drift
Essentially, you did vote on RA65.
If you agreed with it and wanted it, you signed over to COS08. If you didn't agree with it and didn't want it, you stayed on COS99.
Consider what would have happened if we had voted. Had the majority wanted it, would it then have been just to force it upon those who didn't want it (predominately the junior guys). Democracy maybe, but just?
However, had the majority rejected it, the company had made it apparent they would have just offered it anyway. Then where is the AOA, as the members all split (again) along partisan lines and the company proceeds on their own agenda with absolutely no pilot input.
The world was changing, retirement ages were rising globally and it was only a matter of time before RA55 would have been challenged in Court. The company knew this and were going to exploit it. I wholly understand why some hold a negative view on how this was handled, however the path PW navigated us down put the decision on RA in the hands of exactly the right person; - YOU!!
Finally, if you felt PW was acting improperly and leading us in the wrong direction, you all held the ultimate sanction of calling an EGM. Did any of you take this option? I suppose it is easier to come on here and slag-off someone anonymously.
Last edited by Liam Gallagher; 5th Jun 2012 at 23:02.