Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
I interpreted part of the UA pilot union's statement to imply that the Republic pilots were not doing their jobs appropriately during the incident. This could mean that the pilot in charge had some responsibility or should have been involved in the decision making.
I find it helpful to consider the motivation of the party that issues the release.
Notice the Pilot's Union statement was silent on the Gate Agent aspect of the incident. A cynical person might infer that they intentionally omitted the culpability of fellow union member's actions in favor of attempting to place blame on United and Out-sourced vendors.
I am a strong support of organized labor, but their statement disappointed me just as much as United's statements.