Originally Posted by
captjns
Let’s set the clock back few years.
Was it really a coincidence how the majors, at the same time, terminated their retirement plans, and cut pay and benefits?
Imagine if all pilots from every airline round the county formed one national union or association. Also imagine if all pilots of this “imaginary single national union” got wind of the erosion of pay, benefits, terms and conditions. Would the turn of events have been different if every pilot who was a member of this imaginary national union told their employers to go $hit in their hats at the suggestion of pay and benefit cuts?
With that being said, would this AA pilot be handing out leaflets?
Sadly as the information in the orange website points out the RLA prohibits exactly what you are suggesting. That is why ALPA is a association not a national union. The RLA is the biggest single threat to the long term viability of any Airline pilots job. Its being used in ways never intended when airlines came under its umbrella to abuse all the employees in this industry.