Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Carl;
Looking zt historical trends yes, ALPA gets larger gains in section six that SWAPA has. ALK is ALPA, HI is ALPA. DAL has not had a section six since 2001 where ALPA obtained the largest gains of any organized pilot group. My position is ALPA must get it right to survive, but they have a good history of it outside of CH11. Some people just cannot stand to admit that we have not seen a successful section six in ten years. Nor has CAL, AMR, UAL, etc.
ACL, some people have longer memories. When I was hired, 1987, we lived comfortably on a 75 hour month (max allowed). Had a pension, fully paid for med plans, per diem that covered layover expenses, and no RJ's. Now lets look at where we are now.
Jim