Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Those "resources" have proven completely worthless for virtually all the other ALPA carriers I know of. Ask pilots from TWA and Midwest how ALPA's resources worked for them.
ALPA has in fact, become pointless for collective bargaining. They should stick to the role of a safety advocate as they offer nothing for pilots to better themselves (and even attempt to stiff their lower-end workers). With grotesquely bloated salaries, perks and bennies for the upper staff, they're nothing more then an aviation Enron.
Eaglefly, ALPA got you a seat at AA without an interview. I don't have a problem with that, but it's odd for you to tell us how much we don't need ALPA when you fail to manage what it has done for you. I don't know any of us, myself included, that view ALPA as a panacea. But it's clear that management has absolutely zero intent to treat our PEAs or the PVC with any of our "integrity" value, and we need a voice in our careers.