Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
This is completely incorrect. Majors have shrunk and regionals have grown for almost the last two decades. It has obviously not been "resolved" in our favor. But ironically, since most regional guys don't want to be there, regional growth hasn't been "resolved" in favor of the regional pilots either. There's only one party that has been positively resolved by ALPA's conflict of interest...and that's ALPA.
Carl
There is no irony here. Bad scope harms ALPA, just as it harms our profession. Fewer mainline pilots paying less dues while unrepresented regional pilots paying no dues, with the dwindling regional pilot groups suing ALPA and whipsaw demonstrating the decreasing relevance of the Association is a perfect storm which threatens ALPA's very existence. A death which the DPA hovers over like a buzzard waiting for the thing's final gasp. ... ALPA National does not benefit from this mess of our creation.