Originally Posted by
Carl Spakler
If you think HR doesn't love the idea of 25% of the pilots saying they don't support their union, then you and I have very different ideas about where leverage comes from in such negotiations.
I think management is probably terrified of a new union or union leadership that deviates from the Moak legacy of engagement at all costs.
Just my unscientific observation, but many erstwhile DPA supporters would be back on board if they saw an ALPA with more "fight in the dog". As it stands I hear as lot more reasons why we can't do things.
The current directed media campaign to discredit anyone who disagrees with the direction of our union as a DPA supporter, or trying to define it along premerger lines will backfire miserably.
I agree with comments we need 12000 strong going into 2012 (and DPA is completely nonviable in that regard), however one has to earn unity, with actions that forge it, not dictate it or use it as a fear and control tool. The arrogance of the current union is our biggest impediment to significant gains in 2012, not DPA
