Originally Posted by
TheManager
The card count will be meaningless soon. I imagine everything hinges on the lawsuit(s) if conversation sampling with FDX and UCAL pilots is accurate.
The other major carriers members in ALPA are also watching closely toward the final award in the TWA DFR suit.
No one wants to be assessed for that gross misjudgement. Sad thing is, I can only speculate that the Major Contingency Fund/War Chest will be one of the first things that vaporizes and is monetized if the award sticks and the liens start flying. Once again, all rooted in vanity and greed
Vanity is my favorite sin.... Al Pacino in "Devils Advocate"
Vanity - Devils Advocate - YouTube
You may be right, but I wish it wouldn't come down to the TWA lawsuit to make our judgment call about the DPA. 30% of the pilot group going through the hoops of turning in a DPA card is a big deal, and a pollster would tell you that there is likely 3 times that many people who have similar beliefs. I cannot imagine how low the card count would be if ALPA needed to have an affirmative card count for their continued presence on our property. I fly with no 744 pilots who aren't already DPA members. When I jumpseat or meet other non-744 pilots who aren't DPA members, they tell me they've never heard of the DPA. After explaining what the DPA is, they always ask me for the website address.
Thought I had a tough one the other day while I was jumpseating with an LAX crew. The F/O was already a member (bag tag), but the Captain was wearing an ALPA lanyard. I decided to bring up the DPA tenderly and with respect to the Captain pointing out my noticing his ALPA lanyard. He said: "Oh no, I'm already a DPA member...I just needed a new lanyard and these were out in LAX."
Carl