Originally Posted by
golfandfly
I'd say that any future legislation concerning Flight/Duty periods will be shaped by ALPA to some degree. I'd say amendments to exempt certain carriers were shaped by ALPA.
ALPA
CAVED on FT/DT. ALPA ended up
SUPPORTING the
ADDITION of up to 2 additional hours of duty for a two man crew. They shaped it all right. They shaped it to give management the ability to do coast to coast turnarounds all in one duty time.
ALPA also caved in on the 1500 hour rule after stating they were in complete support of it. I could go on.
Originally Posted by
golfandfly
Like it or not, lobbies (MONEY) shape legislation. ALPA has the money, the independents don't. I'm not saying they will win versus the air carriers, but they will certainly do better than a few independent unions that don't pay squat for political lobbies....
Given the above, you might think that ALPA's money is being given to them by management.
Originally Posted by
golfandfly
Again, I am not in the ALPA fan club, but if you have a better alternative, tell me about it.
Given what happened to TWA pilots and given the fact that a merger with AMR is a strong likelihood for JetBlue, I'd rather see you KNOWING who your bargaining agent is really working for.
Carl