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Vote results.

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95% voted.
91% in favour of the strike.

Mind Blown.
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RidersRule wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 10:37 am 95% voted.
91% in favour of the strike.

Mind Blown.
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The press is reporting that 95% of the members voted. So if that is accurate, I wonder what percent of all pilots does ALPA have signed up.
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Longtimer wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 11:54 am The press is reporting that 95% of the members voted. So if that is accurate, I wonder what percent of all pilots does ALPA have signed up.
It's 95%.
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It's on
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Any comment Weedpro?
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It's a bit sad to see the chest-thumping - no one "wins" a strike vote.

just another firm step down a well-trodden road. Enjoy your picketing.

I know AC will! :mrgreen:
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complexintentions wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 5:08 pm It's a bit sad to see the chest-thumping - no one "wins" a strike vote.

just another firm step down a well-trodden road. Enjoy your picketing.

I know AC will! :mrgreen:
If you believe what you just said then you clearly don't truly understand the significance of this vote.

In many ways it's not even really about striking. It's about unity, solidarity and a message from virtually the entire pilot group that enough is enough.
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Good luck to all the great hard working pilots out there. Hope this starts turning a page for all of us!
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complexintentions wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 5:08 pm It's a bit sad to see the chest-thumping - no one "wins" a strike vote.

just another firm step down a well-trodden road. Enjoy your picketing.

I know AC will! :mrgreen:
Like Weedpro, the WestJet leadership seemed to have operated under the assumption that the pilots remained a divided group at 60/40. ALPA received little respect under this assumption. That will now change.

The prospect of losing 10 million a day in revenue is real. Things will happen quickly now.
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No surprises here. Anyone who cared to pay attention should have know the vote was going to be this high.
If you are surprised by this, you’ve been talking to the wrong people and are completely out of touch with reality.
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Wow so many guns blazing....curious, has there ever been a precedent of pilots of one airline picketing at a competitor's AGM in full uniform when there wasn't even a strike?
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cloak wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:10 pm Wow so many guns blazing....curious, has there ever been a precedent of pilots of one airline picketing at a competitor's AGM in full uniform when there wasn't even a strike?
Just union pilots supporting fellow union pilots. Nothing more, nothing less. Unified pilots across corporate lines are a great thing for the profession.
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Am I the only one who thinks the vote is not enough? I mean 9% is a big portion of the pilots at Westjet. If you are serious about a strike, don't you want 98-99%? Tread lightly comrades!
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FL410AV8R wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:18 pm
cloak wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:10 pm Wow so many guns blazing....curious, has there ever been a precedent of pilots of one airline picketing at a competitor's AGM in full uniform when there wasn't even a strike?
Just union pilots supporting fellow union pilots. Nothing more, nothing less. Unified pilots across corporate lines are a great thing for the profession.
Hmmm, "fellow union"? are you sure they are fellow union members? And in full company uniform? You may be surprised to find legal problems (not to mention ethical ones) with this action. Are Air Canada pilots allowed by their corporation to wear their uniform in public in large demonstrations not pertaining to their own company? Are their uniforms properties of the corporation or union? So many questions ...
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montado wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:29 pm Am I the only one who thinks the vote is not enough?
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cloak wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:31 pm
FL410AV8R wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:18 pm
cloak wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 9:10 pm Wow so many guns blazing....curious, has there ever been a precedent of pilots of one airline picketing at a competitor's AGM in full uniform when there wasn't even a strike?
Just union pilots supporting fellow union pilots. Nothing more, nothing less. Unified pilots across corporate lines are a great thing for the profession.
Hmmm, "fellow union"? are you sure they are fellow union members? And in full company uniform? You may be surprised to find legal problems (not to mention ethical ones) with this action. Are Air Canada pilots allowed by their corporation to wear their uniform in public in large demonstrations not pertaining to their own company? Are their uniforms properties of the corporation or union? So many questions ...
Fellow "union pilots" absolutely. Emphasis on union AND pilot.

Clearly, there is a double standard, companies are seemingly allowed to form their own alliances (unions) such as NACC and ATAC to pursue common agendas outside of commercial competition but when pilots from different companies and/or unions get together it is somehow nefarious.

United pilots across this industry are the worst nightmare of these corporate bozos.

As for the uniform question, you will have to take that up with someone who actually cares about it, because it is a pretty weak excuse to threaten discipline on.
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Interesting that you talk about the union of capitalist corporations against the downtrodden pilots that now also have joined in brotherhood, yet one of these pilot groups was there to support the brothers and sisters with the knowledge and blessing of the mother corp....things aren't always what they seem! We don't know what we don't know!
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There was a memo from our MEC stating that we should go and support the WJ pilots at the AGM, simply sans the company logos. i.e.; wings and hat as our company did not want our participation. And why would they? With wawcon going up at other carriers, they will have to match or exceed it to attract and retain crews.
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