Originally Posted by
hoserpilot
T - I think you may have overreacted to ACL. I've been to a few meetings and have seen acl there as well. He is an active member trying to get things done for our group. I've seen him submit resolutions. Some pass, some fail. He uses a lot of his free time to research a subject and then comment on it here. Just because he has a quick answer doesn't make it wrong...or right. Maybe he has done the research and actually has some knowledge about the subject. I don't have any knowledge about any of this stuff. I am learning though. If we want something changed we unfortunately have to use the framework of our bloated union.
BTW, I have sent a DPA card in. I also believe changing our union so close to openers is a bad idea. If we get to the end of the year and DPA still does not have enough cards I would love for DPA to have a huge campaign to support our current structure through the contract talks and then come out swinging afterwards. We ask Dalpa to say and do the right thing, why not ask DPA to step up as well? What I mean by this is that there may be a time to step away from a divide and try to join forces for the greater good. Make sense?
That makes a ton of sense. We have to be successful going though this section 6. All of our families depend on us getting a good contract.
I do thank you for the kind words, and you are correct. I am invested in this career and the success of this pilot group. I want to see hour union evolve and move forward. I want the pilots that are so fed up with the process to step up. It is not easy, but it has to be done to carry this profession forward.
I have seen you too at the LEC meetings. It is important to show up. We are seeing about 35 pilots per meeting. The 44 chair is trying to get the word out about the meetings prior to the bidding for that months schedule. It really is imperative to take three or four hours out of our day every three months to show up. When pilots show up, they can force the change they want. They cannot do it from home.