Originally Posted by
Airhoss
That is a P/O'ed at ALPA thing. Don't you remember John Barton's Tirade entitled "Flying inverted" admonishing anybody who would have the indecency to be upset with ALPA's stellar performance over the last ten years?
I remember hearing about it, but a lot of us were on the street when the tirade happened. Trust me, if it happened while we were there, we would have been vocal!
I look at ALPA as I look at the NRA. I don't agree with a lot that they do, but they are the best game in town. I want to see ALPA do more for the major airline pilots (as we fund them) and more to restore what we have lost on furlough (as I have spent 5 of my 12 years at United on the street, and who know how long I will spend at Continental).
The best thing that we have going for us is that the furloughed pilots of both United and Continental now number clost to 2700. We are a large voting block and we are getting unified.
It's going to be an interesting year.
FMT