Originally Posted by
76drvr
If the TA is weak it ought to be voted down. Whether we get another agent or not depends on whether the other agent can guarantee, with some sense of assurance (I don't just want lip service) that they have the ability to do better.
You can't possibly mean guarantee. ALPA doesn't offer a guarantee. Why would you demand this of DPA? If DPA ever started to talk like that, I'd be gone.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
I want the best representation possible for Delta pilots, but I'm not blindly going to follow someone who makes promises, but hasn't demonstrate an ability to deliver.
This is the argument frequently made by ALPA proponents. You say that DPA can't be our union until they prove they can deliver, yet you also know DPA can't deliver anything if they're not the pilot's bargaining agent. It's a circular argument that seems orchestrated to ensure ALPA remains the permanent agent for us. I disagree with this argument.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
That's where I get stuck on DPA, I hear a lot of rhetoric, but I haven't seen anything real. They have a committee structure, but we don't know who these folks are and whether they have the background or ability to deliver. To me they are just names on a board.
All you have to do is call them up and ask to speak to these names on the board. They can tell you all about their experience. I think you'll be impressed.
Carl