FlightPod TV's new podcast that includes an extended interview with Don McClure, President of ALPA's Unit One.
Last month the NRLB sided with Unit One recognizing that ALPA has negotiated in bad faith however negotiations are still at a stalemate. APU Episode 001
Last month the NRLB sided with Unit One recognizing that ALPA has negotiated in bad faith however negotiations are still at a stalemate. APU Episode 001
Not exactly.
What happened was the first step in an NLRB dispute. The NLRB General Counsel decided that Unit 1 had enough of a case to proceed down the dispute path. If the NLRB had determined there had been bad faith negotiations, there wouldn't be a stalemate.
What happened was the first step in an NLRB dispute. The NLRB General Counsel decided that Unit 1 had enough of a case to proceed down the dispute path. If the NLRB had determined there had been bad faith negotiations, there wouldn't be a stalemate.
Thanks for the correction, maybe a poor choice of words on my part. "Recognizing" is different than "ruled against" and could be confused with a judicial or administrative action.
Still, because ALPA didn't reach a legal impasse before imposing a contract, the likey result will be a reinstatment of the previous contract along with a boatload of legal fees.
Thanks for the correction, maybe a poor choice of words on my part. "Recognizing" is different than "ruled against" and could be confused with a judicial or administrative action.
Still, because ALPA didn't reach a legal impasse before imposing a contract, the likey result will be a reinstatment of the previous contract along with a boatload of legal fees.
Line pilots are left footing the bill, again.
I wonder how it is with all the money ALPA members pay for dues that ALPA ALWAYS seems to be a day late and a dollar short with its representation. Management seems to be light years ahead of us. Can't we afford top notch representation after 75 years? I guess not..............
I wonder how it is with all the money ALPA members pay for dues that ALPA ALWAYS seems to be a day late and a dollar short with its representation. Management seems to be light years ahead of us. Can't we afford top notch representation after 75 years? I guess not..............
Airline management plays Chess, ALPA plays Checkers.
Don McClure is one of the most stand up people you'll ever meet, if you have the chance. Former EAL 727 Captain, safety guru and all around nice guy.
Damn shame ALPA has people like Jalmer Johnson and others who have taken years of dealing with airline managements and turned it on the very people there to help pilots.
So far the only thing Johnson hasn't parrotted in quoting Lorenzo is, "ALPA employees shouldn't own homes."
Back when I was an Executive Board member, I began discussions with my EVP about moving HQ out of the DC area.
As long as ALPA if forced to compete with the US Government for employees, those employees will require large amounts of compensatory dollars.
IOW, compensating your employees fairly is much easier when you pay them wages that are fair in Waterloo Iowa instead of trying to pay them fair wages in Washington DC.
I would move all of Herndon out to the midwest, keep the Pres's small support staff and the lobbyist in DC, pay everybody a fair wage and still have money left over. But, that's just me.
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Don McClure is one of the most stand up people you'll ever meet, if you have the chance. Former EAL 727 Captain, safety guru and all around nice guy.
Damn shame ALPA has people like Jalmer Johnson and others who have taken years of dealing with airline managements and turned it on the very people there to help pilots.
So far the only thing Johnson hasn't parrotted in quoting Lorenzo is, "ALPA employees shouldn't own homes."
Give him time.
I never had any personal dealings with Jalmer, so no comment.
I have done business with Don and I completely concur. He's a good guy.
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Back when I was an Executive Board member, I began discussions with my EVP about moving HQ out of the DC area.
As long as ALPA if forced to compete with the US Government for employees, those employees will require large amounts of compensatory dollars.
IOW, compensating your employees fairly is much easier when you pay them wages that are fair in Waterloo Iowa instead of trying to pay them fair wages in Washington DC.
I would move all of Herndon out to the midwest, keep the Pres's small support staff and the lobbyist in DC, pay everybody a fair wage and still have money left over. But, that's just me.
I understand your idea, but don't think it would work for a number of reasons. First, Unit 1 & 2 represent ALPA staff systemwide, so that wouldn't really make a difference in a move. Second, the employees would have the right to take the move and the jobs in the new location. So moving costs would have to be covered if their contract stipulates it.
Having them all in the DC area is an advantage despite the higher COL.
All that said, it would be a sorry precedent for a union to do something to it's employees that it's been battling against in the industry for years. But that doesn't seem to bother the negotiators one whit.
That's the ugly part. The union leadership has become the very poster child for union busting tactics. Somewhere, E.L. Cord and Frank Lorenzo are laughing their asses off.
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