Originally Posted by
1234
Over 50% of us don't work on holidays too.
Sorry, I just think that is a lame excuse to despise those that work for the union on our behalf. Before you get upset, I do think that someone from the union should be contactable on a 24/7 basis, with an actual monitored response time, but I don't think that the entire union leaders and staff need to be sitting in the office on Christmas.
I am happy for you that you are senior enough to not work holidays. My seniority is a choice and I am not complaining about that. That being said. We are a 24/7 worldwide operation. There needs to ALWAYS be a point of contact. It is good business for our association to be available. It marginalizes them to not be. Frankly, if something happens on a weekend, ALPA is the LAST thing that enters my mind because I know how difficult it will be to get in touch with anybody.
I don't despise them either. Never said that.