So you have discussed my asessment of how to deal with future SWA OMC's with all people in the industry? Interesting I missed the survey.
I would have sent you a survey if I knew who you were.
🙄 I have discussed the attitude and threats you wrote with other industry pilots (including some from DL, NW, CO, AA, B6, and UA) and the vast majority said they felt your sweeping vindictiveness and punitive plan was a cancererous action that was not in the best interest of the profession.
We
all agree that the phrases stated in the newspaper article are also cancerous and need to be addressed accurately and swiftly. The difference between the two situations is that you have
no proof that the person you accuse of making the published statements actually did so. You, on the other hand, need to continue to hide behind your moniker for protection because there is no doubt where your comments originated. As they say, "we have witnesses!"
Really, Magsau, the problem we have with you is your unwillingness to exercise any measure of self control and allow a fellow pilot the opportunity to defend himself against a questionable opponent... be it in the newspaper or any other act to which you singlehandedly deem to be beneath your standards. You are quick to try, judge, and execute, even without facts.
The old guard SWA pilot is much different than this recent group of whackos.
I started my SWA career flying in Dallas. Yes, the early group certainly deserves a lot of credit for building SWA to what it has become. They are a class act that knew the virtue of standing up for their employer when it was under attack.
Oh yeah, I forgot! That's the same group that ALPA and the Legacy Pilots tore into for "bringing the industry down" and "selling their souls". Guess it really is easier to give than to receive.
If you want to join the brotherhood then get on the ALPA bus.
Interesting choice of phraseology. Perhaps you've subconsciously conceded that ALPA has taken its members out of Airplanes and given them buses?
Recall that SWAPA did NOT negotiate an industry leading contract in 1994 (the date of the current agreement). Alas, the ALPA-dominated industry self-destructed around us.
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I wish nothing but the best for the industry's truly professional pilots (you know if you're one of them) no matter who you work for. I honestly feel compassion for the difficult times many of you have had to endure: cuts in compensation or even furloughs. It's a business cycle that had a far-deeper-than-normal and very painful valley. I also know that my time in the barrel will probably be around the corner.
It's just not right for a 737 driver to be anywhere near the top of the industry scales and I hope that you are all able to pull yourselves back up soon. We've been where you are now as recently as '99 (the last year of our 5-year pay freeze) and we know it isn't nearly as enjoyable a lifestyle.
As for any further discussion with Magsau, I have just one last question... If you believe your vindictive posturing is "the right thing to do" why didn't you announce your intention to invoke this plan to your coworkers on the United Airlines forum? With only 36% of your total messages being posted to your "home" forum, perhaps they've tired of conversing with you just as we have? By my looking, your last post on the UAL forum was on March 4th, almost two weeks ago -- and typically, that was a single line written to invoke criticism of your self-derived perception of the Southwest Airlines mentality.
Magsau (or whoever you are), I'll close our discussion with this line from Jo Dee Messina:
"My give a damn's busted!"
NOTE to moderators:
Thanks for putting this forum together. Regretfully, the participation of individuals who hijack your asset for the sole purpose of distributing hate and discontent is annoying at best and most often repulsive. I no longer have the time, nor the will to deal with antagonistic flame-throwers such as Magsau so I'll be changing frequencies and heading to a different sector for good.
I wish you luck in your continuing operations.
OUT.
