Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
We can't negotiate Section 1 without going through a complex process of discussions with our regional competitors and the ALPA president. I know you know that. I just don't know why you keep ignoring that just because it suits you.
Good sound bite, but the Ford-Cooksey settlement is meet and confer, nothing more. We can and will do what we want. You also know that.
BS. You don't know that at all. Totally made up dude.
Dude, it is simple math. You are a business man, and I am sure that you pay retainers et al, of services you may need. It is a lot cheaper to bundle those service or bring them in house where possible.
Wow! Unbelievable! Do you mean like the way ALPA legal worked for their members at TWA?
Carl
Lets look at the decision the TWA MEC made, and how the legal advice was crafted to meet that choice.
You had an airline on the verge of CH7 that was bought by AMR. Fact, and that reality came in to play. There are limits to everything. Is ALPA without fault? Not on your life. I too have issues with a lot of things, but the reality is that all of them can be fixed if people are willing. To date they are not. DPA will have issues, and one or two contracts down the road, people are going to want to give them the boot for the same reasons people are listing against ALPA today. DPA's response will be to get involved.
The root of all that is unjust and evil is apathy of the group.