Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Did you proof read this before you hit send? The Seham firm IS an open market law firm. Actually, so is ALPA's "law firm." You want to show irony so bad on the part of DPA, that you offer us this contortion? DPA says they want to be able to go out in the open market and pick the best negotiators and lawyers. They do just that. But now it's "ironic" to you because they did it? Sheeeeesh.
First, ALPA has already outsourced legal. Second, ALPA has bashed itself. ALPA legal was behind the attempt at busting their own in-house union of clerical workers. Those workers sued ALPA...and won. ALPA legal was behind the strategy of backing American pilots instead of their clients...the TWA pilots. TWA pilots sued...and won.
Again, ALPA's actions bash themselves.
Indeed. And with the proven incompetence and unethical behavior of ALPA legal, I'm very glad DPA has got the Seham firm on our side.
Carl
"Open market" meaning the only other firm that does labor besides who ALPA uses. I figure DPA would want to be different and use one of those high power NYC firms, and may have tried, but the reality is that no one except these two really wants to touch RLA bound labor.
They picked Seham, which frankly is the only other option, and one that USAPA has been using. Frankly, I think they would want to do better than that. Fact is they probably can't. No one will touch it.