The AOA has become totally irrelevant . They should have anticipated this outcome and had a plan of action ready to go immediately .
The sad reality of the situation is that if the AOA called for strike action there are insufficient pilots with enough backbone that would respond and walk out . The remainder would find some sort of excuse as to why they couldn't do it , just as they did in 99 . Had we called the company's bluff back then and allowed the company to fire us all, we would not be in the current predicament that we now face .
In defence of the AOA , it is only as strong as it's members, any number of whom are terrified to confront the company, yet fail to realise that 100% collective action would be like a tsunami for the company to deal with . Sure they may fire a few, but providing everyone stands united until those few are reinstated we would never be treated with such indifference again .
United we stand divided we fall.
This is our watershed moment so I ask what do you intend to do ? Stand and be counted or roll over and be a doormat for the remainder of your career