You guys must be truly worried about what may well actually happen as all this plays out. Why else continually offer up the same old nonsense? West strategy = "Hey!..the east's morale may be vulnerable at present! Let's see if we can "move forward" our entire trainload of, and I quote you directly; "whoo whoo, chuga chuga, whoo whoo!" BS, while we think there's a window of opportunity in which to sell it!"
Also worried about how theyre going to pay their attorneys to keep this going through a January damages trial. Thats it, go after our morale. That's all they got left. Keep throwing out the big lie, Saul Alinsky Chicago-style attack, attack, attack. Spare no lie or no exaggeration. Keep repeating it until you wear down the oppostion's will.
"The appeal has zero chance, you'll never get the pay raise." Its not working.
Seham is trying to outspend the Addington class, which also means that he is spending USAPA money very liberally.
Seham trying to outspend? Its the West attorneys on wild goose chase to depose ALPA Muchos like Paul Rice and ALPA helpers like Wilson Poll's Phil Comstock. There the ones running up the bills, trying to turn a bizarre conspiracy theory into damages. They know counts 1&2 are gone, so they've dreamed up ALPA-Gate. Without their witch hunt, we could have wrapped up the "damages" trial in August as scheduled. But when Harper started down the conspiracy trail, he opened up the door for us to defend against his nonsense.
I note that you seem to be coming around to my view that it is currently extremely difficult, if not impossible, for USAPA to negotiate with anyone out west because a mechanism does not exist for that. Some folks on both sides of the issue need to start thinking creatively on how that can be done because there are things that need to be resolved and, as I have said before, West reps to the BPR are too conflicted to represent both the BPR and other West folks who aren't USAPA fans at the moment. That needs to change so that the pilots can unify and work on the next contract.
Coming around to YOUR point of view? Never took half a brain to see that. One of the problems USAPA had all along is there never was anyone to negotiate with, just 6 west pilots who declared themselves a class. Majority rules the BPR and there will be no need to unify for a single contract until we have answers on the appeal and LOA84. Your "ah shucks" approach wont change East opinions. We voted in USAPA and we're going to stand by them.
Have a happy 4th and the same to everyone else.
7/10 of us have to work this weekend. That happens every holiday. Im one of the 7.
I contacted a USAPA committee member who I rely on to help me with this and his explanation is not consistent with what underpants is putting out. You do not "shed" an agreement as, per the RLA, our CBA does not expire. Self-help affords us the leverage to move our position through whatever means we choose, but during these actions nothing goes away.
What USAPA committee? Give us intials, we'll see if your making this up. While underpants may not be technically correct on all his points, who cares? Your wrong on self-help. Once both sides are released for self-help, either side can do whatever it wants. The company can cut the pay in half, fire pilots for nothing, they could lock us out and hire replacements before a strike. union can go on strike, slow-down, chaos.
In underpant's example, I was told, if we were released then that would mean the company could impose whatever work rules on us that they wanted so long as they didn't violate FAR's and that is hardly the case.
Whoa, Snowman, thats totally incapatable with your statement above:
Self-help affords us the leverage to move our position through whatever means we choose, but during these actions nothing goes away. Keep your story straight, at least in the same posting.
Its irresponsible logic such as this that has gotten us to where we are.
And now after the "facts," comes the commentary. Its irresponsible, inaccurate postings that keep fanning your "woe is me" moaning for the good old ALPA days. We see through you, Snow.
I remember being told that changing unions would negate the Nicolau and now I'm being told by underpants that self-help will do it instead.
What does the first half of your inaccurate sentence have to do with the second half?
When does it stop? Save me from this horrid fate! "Soylent Green is made of PEOPLE!"
