Originally Posted by
buddies8
If you excpected different from Babbitt, then you did not know him at all. The downfall of mainline pilots started with him at the helm of ALPA and has continued down since then.. He helped screw regional pilots with minimal support at contract negotiations as everyone else has.
Well said! If your ALPA card does not say Delta, United, or FedEx they do not give two $hits about you. Ask the guys from USAir, Pan Am, Midway, TWA, Braniff, Eastern, etc, etc, etc... They encourage the upper tier carriers to "eat their young".