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Originally Posted by expanam
Don't do it Jet Blue pilots. You need to follow the advise by other posters and read everything you can about what ALPA did to the TWA pilots. Then you need to speak with former Eastern, Pan Am, TWA, USAirways pilots. ALPA has pilots across the board quitting the union every day. There are thousands, that's correct ... thousands, of pilots that will be more than happy to join the TWA pilots and stand atop the rubble of what used to be a union called ALPA.
Eastern, Pan Am, & TWA were all victims of poor management. What was ALPA to do? Use everyone's dues money to keep the companies alive? UsAir pilots agreed to binding arbitration and then took their toys and went home when they didn't get their way. They left ALPA because it was the ONLY way to get out of the list. The list which USALPA agreed would be decided by arbitration. The reps that were elected by the pilots of UsAir. Now USAPA has failed to get anything done other then spend millions of $$$ while their members continue to work on BK wages. Funny how they kick ALPA out, but still want the wages that ALPA negotiated. Some progress.
Perhaps people should talk to the thousands of ALPA members whose lives and marriages have been saved through recovery programs for substance abuse or counseling available for traumatic situations such as death of children or spouses. Houses being rebuilt through local council funds, being able to take time off work without question because of the Pilot Assistance Network(PAN), or having programs such as ASAP.
ALPA goes way beyond contracts & seniority list intergrations. They have their flaws, but are not the worst by far.