Originally Posted by
tsquare
My only comment to this is that I would like you to justify how we can be members of a group that will turn and sue members of that same association. I think there should be some kind of indemnification, hold harmless clause to the by laws that would prevent this kind of CRAP. It is totally unacceptable to me that this kind of subject is even broached. This is why national sucks. Just like the bridge builder that built a thousand bridges and is not remembered for that...
T;
I agree, but what it does is allows the differences between pilots to be dealt with away from the bargaining table with the company.
I disagree with this or that with ALPA, but it does not mean that I will sue them.
National generally gets to deal with these issues, and it allows the MEC to deal with pilot issues. Just think of the assessments you would get if we were an independent and had some of these large DFR lawsuits. Have to pay for them somehow, and with a National structure with lawyers on the payroll, insurance for the settlements etc, it is all part of the existing dues structure. If you were an independent, the pockets are not that deep for the amount of legal help that would be required.