Originally Posted by
Reroute
Spoken like a true DPA apologist. I call DPA out for the racist comment a member of their leadership team made and somehow that offends you and I owe DPA an apology.
It hasn't been that long since a former Negotiating Committee Chairman basically threw a temper tantrum on the forum. I didn't see anybody extending that to mean all DALPA officials and former officials are hot heads.
Originally Posted by
Reroute
Has DPA publicly distanced themselves from this individual and his racist comments? Until they do and their supporters quit trying to sweep it under the rug, they are complicit in it. IMO
How long has it been since the comment was posted? Even you know that things don't happen that fast. But I'll tell you what... if DPA is going to address this, I'll bet it happens a lot faster than DALPA addresses any kind of objective for our pilot group.
Originally Posted by
Reroute
You mention that you were offended by the comment too, so I suppose you read it, but have you been offended enough to comment on it on the DALPA forum and publicly demand his removal from the DPA senior leadership structure, or will you remain silent? I have a hunch I know the answer to that one, but I hope you prove me wrong.
I haven't really followed that thread much. I read the comment. It looked like others pretty much covered it, and I moved on. I didn't see the need to pile on. Unlike those who are spring loaded to pull the trigger on anything DPA, I'd like to give the poster a chance to give his side of the story.
In any case, while the comment was certainly bad (or at least wide open to being interpreted as bad), I'm betting that if he wasn't associated with DPA, you wouldn't be making anywhere near as big a deal out of this.