Originally Posted by
shiznit
LM made it to Nat'l. Pres. by being politically savvy.
He made it to National president by getting the majority votes of the regionals. Don't forget that.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
If he vetoed a PWA that enhanced scope, ALPA would lose 12,000 mainline dues within a month, and UAL and ALK would probably follow within weeks. It would be suicide for ALPA, it's not even close to a rational decision, and as much as you don't like LM (I'm guessing on that, but I have a hunch
), he's not a fool.
We're not talking about vetoing a PWA...yet. We're talking about the ALPA president's role of inserting himself if there is NOT agreement on OUR scope opener by us AND our regional competitors. That's the way the new policy language works. And we'll never know what occured in those talks or what Moak's influence was. It's secret. We can only guess what it was when we see our TA for the first time.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
Not directed at you but I want to know: I've yet to hear from anybody how ALPA benefits from making dues off of 2,000 "fee for departure" rather than 2000 mainline pilots. The "ALPA is a dues eating, money machine" argument doesn't work in financial terms.(plus all the RJ growth has been at non-ALPA carriers anyway.)
I think Moak's strategy here has been quite clear as long as you understand that the prime directive is to ensure ALPA's survival. The strategy is to ensure ALPA is the single bargaining agent for all airline pilots. Eliminating competition ensures ALPA's survival. Moak is willing to take a short term reduction in total dues if it means increased membership and complete market control. Problem is, that means more scope erosion for us. That's why we will have to fight our own union every bit as hard as management for any gains in scope. Bank on it.
Carl