Originally Posted by
slumav505
Again. I'm going to take the word of my current representation here. You may not have heard a lot from the 357 because the overwhelming majority of F9 people have not joined.
Unify the groups and lets start the healing.
That is a problem common to all three groups, we pretty much have to, or choose to, take our representative's word on almost all issues. I know everyone has a reason for feeling "special" or that they have more info than others, but I was personally present for the vast majority of the events and conversations I've posted on this board. It's slanted to the degree that it's based on my perceptions but it's not 2nd, 3rd or 4th hand as much of the information here is.
I "believe" less than a dozen Frontier pilots have joined the IBT. I had hoped my last post would help in explaining why that is. Did it help at all or was it a waste of typing? Feel free to be honest.
How do you suggest (real and serious question) we start to unify the groups? What do you, or anyone else, think would get the ball rolling?
I'm sorry I can only see this from my perspective but it seems as though the ball is in the IBT's court (is the IBT's court as nice as Bryan's?).
I see no advantage to your group paying dues to an organization and not joining it. It makes a statement that you don't like them, but still gives them your dues while leaving you powerless to affect change. Kinda Occupy IBTish.
That would be a good first step. Get over the "we don't want to be a part of IBT." Like it or not, for now, you're in. Join up, get involved, and make it better.
If there was a mass movement to get on board with IBT, I would personally seek a means to vacate the current EBoard and have a new election where all parties could run and have a board blended with all certificates.
FAPA still exists and you are entitled to contribute your personal funds to have it continue to seek a way to separate. But in the mean time, paying dues and not joining leaves you only hearing one side of the story, unable to get involved in issues that directly affect you, and basically cutting off your nose to spite your face.