Ben tells of just a few recent posts and social media updates from Mr Swindells that indicate what sort of person he is, the person that represents so many United staff.
In one post Swindells says he wants all those pilots that cross picket lines - labelled as scabs, "all died slow painful deaths of a anal cancer requiring multiple surgeries, and copious amounts of seepage from weeping wounds."
Ben has a few other comments Swindells has posted, and there are many others that we couldn't repeat here due to their nature or their one-sidedness. Take a look over there or other articles or one of the many pilot forum boards.
What the future holds for Swindells and the United Pilots he represents remains to be seen, but the firm's great strides in diversifying employment at the sharp end of the jets has taken a substantial knockback. The idea that the cockpit is a safe and professional working environment for all United pilots, regardless of union affiliation or none, seems to be nonexistent. The comments either for or against Swindells on those boards are more like what you'd hear in secondary/high school and not from people you'd trust to fly you in a plane.
