ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
But, this debate isn't for RAH pilots. They've solidified their position. No one is going to change them. They're innocent.
This debate is for the youngsters coming up so they can recognize the scumbag companies like Gojet for what they are BEFORE they apply.
This debate is using one current example of what we are all going to be facing in the future. Where the low bidder gets the flying. And the low bidder is enabled to do so because he has pilots willing to do that flying.
But not scumbag pilots. This should be remembered. Everybody's gotta eat, keep a roof over their head and the like. Everybody wants to get home to see their families. Remember, karma is a cruel mistress. The GoJet of today is the Continental of tomorrow. Don't burn bridges before they're erected, and don't be harsh on pilots for taking a job you wouldn't take because you're too proud to take it. You catch more flies with honey, cliche cliche, but there is truth to it. Remember from your college years what hubris is?
BTW, jetcareers, as far as I see it, is a place for pilots of all companies and backgrounds to come together and communicate, not (NOT) a place for ALPA and USAPA members to bash non-union labor, or companies that are union but don't fall into the specific realm of what we believe in, there has been a lot of this lately, and it is not due to dramatic changes in the nature of the industry, it is due to several individuals who have taken it upon themselves to "cleanse" this industry from the bully pulpit of the internet message forum. Do not bite off your nose to spite your face. We all want better jobs, more money, and the like, but remember, we all need to be able to pay the bills. The day may come when you're on the chopping block and you need to go to a company you have previously bashed because there are no other jobs. Are you going to quit flying and flip burgers to get by? I doubt it. Everybody needs to work. We have enough unemployment in this country and industry before pilots start "going on strike," to support RAH, or whatever. We don't need anymore. Use your head. I know you're smart, you're also well educated, and very solid in your beliefs, that however, does not a good union man make. It makes a zealot, and zealousness is the reason why the anti-union folk have done so well in the past, they're silver tongued devils.