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United Continental Pilots Take Fight to Wall Street
Hundreds of pilots from United Continental and Continental airlines demonstrated on Wall Street Tuesday, protesting the slow pace of contract talks. The pilots say they want Wall Street investors to know that, on the labor front, the United Continental merger is not going as smoothly as the 2008 merger between Delta and Northwest. (www.thestreet.com) More...
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Dang. Everyone going to wall street? lol
It is the constant sense of entitlement that organized labor has instilled in these folks. While the rest of us work at times at jobs we don't enjoy we still work, we rely on ourselves and get things done all without the help of organized labor. There is no parity between the investors/ management and the unions, if the unions don't like it perhaps they should go create their own jobs instead of leaching off of someone else's risk and reward challenges. They are working and they should be happy about that.
The marching on Wall Street gesture is a dreary, over-done exercise using tired, old-thinking shoes. Further, how does citing the NW/DL merger actually help the union’s position in the UA?CO merger?
Robert, this is exactly how corporations want you to think. They keep lowering the bar for everyone in terms of wages, benefits, retirement, morale, etc. and expect employees to be grateful just to have a job. The difference here is that airline pilots are highly skilled and trained and have invested often $100,000 or more of their own money and 12 years or more to get to a major airline.
Eric, airline pilots do not "leach off of someone else's risk and reward challenges". This is GOP nonsense. Airline CEO's come and go all the time and never risk any of their own capital. They can destroy an airline and still get millions of dollars in a golden parachute and then move on to another company.
Don't judge until you walk in someone else's shoes.
Eric, airline pilots do not "leach off of someone else's risk and reward challenges". This is GOP nonsense. Airline CEO's come and go all the time and never risk any of their own capital. They can destroy an airline and still get millions of dollars in a golden parachute and then move on to another company.
Don't judge until you walk in someone else's shoes.
dba74m, I couldn't agree with you more. Airline pilots cut their teeth to move up the ladder. They have both the skills and education to demand and deserve a high salary. Just because other job fields are being hit hard by unemployment doesn't mean others should have to suffer.
As far as unions go, they are the working man's best friend. Thank you NATCA and PATCO.
As far as unions go, they are the working man's best friend. Thank you NATCA and PATCO.
I so couldn't agree more, Robert!!
