Originally Posted by
Boomer
At some point in the next 12 months we'll get an email from Moak saying that ALPA is strongly investigating which presidential candidate to support with our ALPA-PAC money. Only after both candidates have made their positions known will Moak make the hard decision and endorse a candidate.
It is impossible to figure out who this person will be. Dozens of ALPA staffers will spend months collecting data, reading transcripts, and scrutinizing voting records. Thousands of ALPA dues dollars will be spent.
Will ALPA endorse Barak Obama or the yet-to-be-named Republican candidate?
I can tell you right now it'll be Obama. Any argument to the contrary?
Yeah. Do you want them to endorse Romney - the investment banker?
You can't have it both ways. Complain about the RLA, complain that no one will strike, complain that the union is ineffective. Then, come 4 November, vote for a candidate that opposes everything that your union and your contract depends on.
Bad news gentlemen - you are not in the top 1% of earners who are being represented by today's conservative politicians. Pilots are turning into a bunch of trailer park conservatives. Hang on to your guns boys, it's all you're gonna have left. The corporations will have everything else. Remember, a corporation has the rights of a person (per the current conservative Supreme Court). UAL, CAL, DAL, FDX, UPS, etc. are all wealthier "people" than any of us will ever be. I'm sure they will continue to purchase more democracy than any of us can afford - with or without ALPA PAC.
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