Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
We will more than likely not see the opener(s)
I would love for DPA to be the answer, but it isn't. Given where this industry is going, and what we will be dealing with in the next decade, a National Union with localized MEC's is the only way to fight against the effects of Transnational airlines. Ergo, we have to fix it. If we as a group choose not to, we will suffer the effects of turning inward.
We'll see the opener in the first TA. If the TA is weak, so was the opener. If that happens, the DPA may gain a lot of momentum. We can always model it on SWAPA, they seem to do well for their membership. You just
can't say there isn't a conflict of interest between the legacies and the regionals with ALPA. That problem will never go away. Throw in the fact that we only got about $10 million in services from ALPA out of the $35 million in dues, and I want more for ME with my money. I am not paying for the regional guys with my pay.