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No need to look at other options. What we WILL be doing is working on NEW leadership in the AFA from local all the way up. I truly do believe that most have had enough. Nothing to "agree" with here. AT ALL. The system is BROKEN!
I know there is going to be some wiseazz who is going to say we need to leave US Airways because things will never change and go get a new job so I will go ahead a respond to your trite remark. Some of us are here because we love this job, just hate what is going on at the moment and we are working to make a change. Where else can you work and get paid to travel the world with your friends? As for me, I am making plans to leave as we speak so don't worry about me. I'll make sure the door doesn't hit me on the way out too, thank you very much. I'm ready to get away from all this so I can live in the real world and not be doomed to a seniority-based hell for eternity. Also, for your information, some of us "new kids on the block" are the smartest and the most educated and the most accomplished of the whole flight attendant group. If you actually took the time to treat us as human beings you would know that we are a talented group of professionals.I have read a lot of your posts an I have surfed around your reserve site blog. The way you refer to Safety Stud as Safety Dud, an I have seen you refer to blockholders as blockheads is anything but professional. Also many of your posts contain misguided information. The contract that you speak of has an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2011. Without this merger with AWA there would not be an opportunity to negoiate a new contract, then we would all be living under this one until 2011. I am a reserve, a career reserve, I hate this LTO as much as the next person but I don't blame the blockholders for this system we have. I dont blame the present leadership in our union either, they were not in office when this contract was presented to us for a vote. The majority of flight attendants on the property voted this contact in and now we are paying the price. Fighting amongst ourselves isnt going to get a better contract.Safety Dud's post was totally lame to say the least. In any case, this is a perfect example as to the reason there is a split between the BHs and Reserves. It comes from the top and trickles all the way down. You all are true professionals, very classy. Great job! Bravo! I am so impressed! Wow! I aspire to be as cool as you union clown leaders and my one and only goal in life is to become a blockholder. It's true! Holding a block means more to me than anything else in the world I have accomplished. Once I hold a block, I will have arrived. You want to talk pathetic? I'll tell you what is pathetic. Working for a company for 30+ years without saving for retirement. Now that's pathetic. When I hear you old cronies crying about your lost pension, I don't care. You know why? Because you voted for it, not me! Don't take out your lack of planning for your financial future on us reserves. Hey, I've had a retirement account since I was in college. I might have been a kid (still am according to you) but I still understood the importance of planning for your future. Even more pathetic than that is that you all have nothing else to brag about except your seniority. Gosh, if your greatest accomplishment in life after all these decades is that you get your first choice of trips or that you get to pick any position on the plane you want, then you are seriously a loser. I cannot even imagine not knowing anything about the real world or not having actual, real-world accomplishments that are meaningful. I'm sorry but winning a f/a award for being the fastest one on the cart doesn't count. I'm thinking more along the lines of starting/leading a local charity, publishing a book, having a degree and using it, running a successful business, etc. On a more serious note, one thing I would like to see is a change in leadership and a change in unions. That's right, the pilots are dumping ALPO (um, I mean ALPA) and we should dump AFA and all of the useless people who are running it. They are selfish and only care about themselves. You all laugh at us for our juniority but guess what, he who laughs last laughs the hardest. Don't forget that. Oh, and bother way
You might want to go back and check your math. Blockholders out number the reserves in every base. Reserves alone cannot swing a vote. Here we are again, trying to pit one group against another. Pathetic.
