Originally Posted by
shiznit
Don't forget that just recently AirTran voted ALPA IN, the guys at FDX voted ALPA IN, both had independent unions and BOTH groups have fared MUCH better with ALPA rather than being on their own. APA has hired the ALPA law firm to help negotiate a new deal.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
DAL has about 2500 guys out of 12300 who are unhappy with ALPA.
You sure about that? DPA has over 3000 cards now. And from what I've seen and heard around campus, that doesn't even begin to touch the number of guys who are unhappy with ALPA. Some are just more willing than others to do something about it, and some have different ideas about what to do.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
That will NOT get ALPA off property.
That's probably right.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
SWA has NEVER established a new bar. They were compensated 20-30% less than other major airline pilots since their inception. They are at the top right now because others fell back, not because they have "outperformed" ALPA as an independent bargaining agent.
So how did they get to an average of over $230K for a Captain? That's MORE than our MD-88/90 Captains were making with C2K! I'm not aware of the SWA pilots getting any big pay increases since then. How did they get there?