Msg ID: 2864466 Bristow mechanic union +1/-0     
Author:Fafo
4/28/2026 7:40:39 AM
Mechanics are thinking about starting a union. Can anyone give advice on doing so?


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Msg ID: 2864469 Bristow mechanic union +0/-0     
Author:Yes
4/28/2026 9:59:36 AM

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Throw your paychecks in a pile and light them.  Same result.



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Msg ID: 2864473 Bristow mechanic union +1/-0     
Author:Hoffa
4/28/2026 12:14:47 PM

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I would suggest aerospace/machinist unions but helicopter mechs preform too many areas of aircraft maintenance to develop any interest from them. It’s all about job security in your area of expertise. 

I would say stay well away from the office workers union. They don’t have the slightest idea of what your job duties encompass. They just want your dues. 



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Msg ID: 2864483 Bristow mechanic union +3/-0     
Author:Danny Greene
4/28/2026 2:44:28 PM

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Phi needs a union.  Before the last of the survivors go down the sinkhole vortex of Lake Peigneur.



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Msg ID: 2864494 Back in the day +0/-0     
Author:Capt Nemo
4/28/2026 5:50:03 PM

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PHI pilots organized, the mechanics wanted nothing to do with it.  Carol Suggs was a woman of her word when she said, “The day this company goes union, I’ll sell it off”.  And she did, which became the beginning of the end.



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Msg ID: 2864497 Back in the day +3/-0     
Author:lol
4/28/2026 7:44:47 PM

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that was only 18 years ago lol. you could also say the beginning of the end was 1949, when it was started. PHI is still a very large helicopter company. the hell with the suggs as they were not good employers



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Msg ID: 2864566 Back in the day +3/-1     
Author:Troof
5/1/2026 11:23:45 AM

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And then there those that never worked anywhere else who say phi is a great company. 



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Msg ID: 2864505 Bristow mechanic union +1/-0     
Author:A bandit
4/28/2026 11:38:36 PM

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I would come out of retirement for that one 



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Msg ID: 2864957 Bristow mechanic union +0/-0     
Author:jK
5/10/2026 12:07:57 PM

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Better to find another company


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