Originally Posted by
scambo1
I do not see the point of ALPA anymore. No goals, no teeth, legal deck is stacked against it, I dont get the point of ALPA.
Until ALPA rediscovers scope, it is mostly pointless.
If ALPA would find its way back to its foundational beliefs, it could once again become great. ALPA's own poor legal strategy has harmed it much more than having the "deck stacked against it." You see, a union has an uphill battle when it demands the Courts or Management recognize job protection provisions that the union itself undermines.
Independent unions, by virtue of their independence, will never have the unity to get the big things done.
If given the choice between hope and impossible. I'll pick hope.