Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
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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.
I have to throw the BS flag here. If we were an independent union, there would be much less chance of a DFR lawsuit because everyone involved in the union would only be gunning for one group and they would care about any other groups interest. The threat of large assesments due to DFR is NOT a reason that we should be ALPA.