Originally Posted by
MD10PLT
Why would anyone contribute a single penny to ALPA and the PAC. With all their influence getting the current occupant into the White House, he repays them this way. What a bunch of fools contribute to this.
One party tells everyone they are for the working class, while destroying jobs and stabbing them in the gut like this. The other is pro business, which is generally not good for the working man, but at least they are honest about it. On the plus side, pro business creates jobs.
MD pilot,
Perhaps your venting over the outrage of the FAA's decision, but your statements regarding ALPA PAC are uninformed. ALPA (and PAC laws) have been very clear regarding what can be done with PAC funds. If you read the documents that ALPA sends regarding the PAC, and what they have done (in the past several issues of the ALPA magazine) you would have a more informed and factual understanding of what ALPA PAC does and does not do. (hint they are not an election Super-PAC).
ALPA PAC has not been 100% successful in all its endeavors on our behalf (especially in the narcissitic culture of what have "You" done for "Me" lately attitide), but in the aformentioned publications, ALPA detailed endeavors that they have had successful influence.
I'm just as disappointed as the next guy about the rationale & decision of the cargo cut-out, but in aggregate it is positive for the pax carriers.
You may (or not) want to become more informed on the factual matters that affect our industry & livelihood. The actual final rule & explanation can be read here:
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_polic...-FinalRule.pdf.
Around the pg 240- 260, and in the preambles you will see tha jaggernaut of the corporate industry lobby (to include the Chamber of Commerce- you do know who they politically aligned with right? hint ...the world's largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses)
If ALPA had no representation in the process, things would be much much worse. You can read the final rule.pdf and you will see the mulit-axis attacks by the industry lobby in their attempt to defeat this NPRM.
The point is that we (pilots) need represenation, and the forces that are against us are 1) organized 2) financed 3)relentless to achieve their objectives (which are not aligned to ours). ALPA PAC is our best and currently only way to have a voice in these forums.
We need all the crew force to understand this. Uninformed opinions, misperceptions, about exactly what the PAC does & doesnt do leads to a lack of support, which in the end, limits the resources they can bring to bear. (if you read the pdf you'll see the myriad of legal challenges the corp lobby thru against the FAA to challenge- this cost $$)