Media Blanket Being Thrown Over Air Traffic Controller Vax Protest Walkout

[gdr_11]

Just check the Reddit Southwest Airlines discussion subreddit. Can’t quote here but the subreddit warns that if you post anything referring to Covid vaxx, sickout, walkout or other than the FAA or Southwest party line, your post will be deleted and you will be banned.

Remember when the internet was crying for free speech?

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Where is all the bad weather that's causing the [cancellations]?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

 

[motorcarman]

Where is all the bad weather that's causing the [cancellations]?

See post #28

 

[easy rider]

Most were almost immediately hired back as there was no one to replace them

I don't know if 5 years would be considered immediate, but many were allowed to reapply in 1986.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Just check the Reddit Southwest Airlines discussion subreddit. Can’t quote here but the subreddit warns that if you post anything referring to Covid vaxx, sickout, walkout or other than the FAA or Southwest party line, your post will be deleted and you will be banned.

Remember when the internet was crying for free speech?

Can’t have anyone even imply an illegal work stoppage which imperils SWAPA’s (SWA pulot union) lawsuit against the policy. Sometimes the conspiracy just isn’t there.

 

[easy rider]

This morning the total for Southwest was reported as 2,000 cancellations but they are claiming it had nothing to do with a pilot walkout...sure!

Southwest Airlines denies that pilot "sick out" drove weekend of delays

It blamed "disruptive weather" and air traffic control "issues."

www.axios.com

Funny how other airlines had no 'weather issues'.

 

[Coyote9]

Hundreds of flights being cancelled because the ATC union is staging a walkout in protest over the vax requirements. Zero MSM coverage of this event but expect major issues if you are booking flights in the next few days. Southwest is claiming their cancellations are due to "weather".

Only non MSM info is getting out and much of that is likely being censored by Google

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The SW announcement I watched clearly blamed aircraft controllers along with weather

 

[Rhino]

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[1911'S 4 Me]

See post #28

Good thing there were no liberals around during the end of the ice age.

 

[roadkill]

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

I guess I will rephrase the question - what fronts, storms, or other weather patterns have impacted flights before or during the SWA flight cancellations? Is there any truth to the SWA party line that the disruptions were due to weather?

 

[Sasquatch]

I guess I will rephrase the question - what fronts, storms, or other weather patterns have impacted flights before or during the SWA flight cancellations? Is there any truth to the SWA party line that the disruptions were due to weather?

Only if they're flying paper airplanes - the other airlines serving the same routes haven't had the same issues. It's a sick-out but they can't call it that, because it would be illegal (breach of their union's contract with a no-strike clause) and jeopardize their current lawsuit IF they admitted it was any sort of work slow down / strike. According to Tim Pool, the people he's talked to at SWA say its just people hitting their breaking point and taking their vacay / sick time before they quit or get fired for no Jaby Jab. Either way - SWA is screw-diddly-oo'd unless they back off from the mandates and start treating employees better. United is supposedly having some pilots / air crews calling out as well.

I saw a post by Robby Starbuck earlier also allegedly by a train conductor with UP that their union has taken UP to the negotiating table over the mandate, and that people have been discussing a strike or sick-out, warning that if the trains stop moving, the current food and goods shortages are going to get a lot worse.

 

[Rhino]

I'm not so sure anymore. Blancolirio's channel had a good explanation:

 

[toddnjoyce]

I'm not so sure anymore. Blancolirio's channel had a good explanation:

Makes sense. Thin lines and IROPS screw you at the drive thru.

I was on non-stop UA flights on the SAT/DEN city pair Thurs and Monday and while there was some eqpt changes, all was on time. B737 to A320 on Monday that drove UA to offer bidding for seat swaps to Tuesday. I passed due to my fare code but the flight was full and a couple of pax were bumped in addition to anyone that took the seat swaps.

 

[TheDan]

Fascinating info on the situation in this video, starting at ~21.20.

Some good info on individual conscience falling under religious exemption, too.