It's time for many to grow a spine! Put up or shut up so to speak! You want improvements? We better be willing to stand together and fight. This is our fight. No one is going to fight it for us. LOCK AND LOAD Brothers and Sisters!
And so we move forward one move in the chess game. They're on the clock and it is now ticking.
Armbands, headbands who will wear what? Are you kidding me? Why would any fleet service believe this issue will make any difference in their future? Armbands, headbands, badges; We don't need no badges! What we need is solidarity and a willingness to fight. The flying public could give a rat's arse about our battle. As a matter of fact... I believe the flying public would view fleet as over compensated for the work done. I believe they would support the company's efforts to reduce costs, by holding wages down and sub contracting, if it translated into lower fares for them. Those who believe the traveling public will weigh in on our side are being very naive. This fight is no one else's but ours Brothers and Sisters! Safety First! Work accordingly! LOCK AND LOAD! WE NEED A CONTRACT!
The CLT and PHL hubs have to be the starting point. After the hubs start working safe then the focus cities should fall in line and then eventually the small stations will catch on. For those of you who are unsure, get a copy of the company safety manual, it's all posted. You have even taken I-learning test on these issues, such as the speed limit on the ramp, driving in driving lanes, pushback procedures and so on. If anyone in management ask you to break the rules, notify the faa. Turn their policies back on them. The only way AH is gone to bargain fair is if the dot stats don't make Parker happy and then the process will begin to play out. it all runs down hill and AH is at the bottom of Parkers hill. They were very giving to the AA fleet, pull up th MOU'S and read them, it's almost like they want the AA guy's on board and not their own people. Now is the time folks, we can't wait for the district to make the call, we have to act. What would Vince Hickman do?
Hickman would tell us to 'fight your own battles'. "Don't look for anyone else to do it for you." "Grow a set!" "You want improvements? You gotta be willing to stand your ground and fight!" "Nobody is going to hand it to you." All we have to do is play by their policies. No more shortcuts for the sake of the company's performance numbers. This is the same strategy used 30 years ago. It worked then... and will now.
