Originally Posted by
More Bacon
Wrong. The Delta pilot group does not require ALPA's survival as a solvent organization to continue to exist and thrive. So I'm paying for something I don't need. Kind of like when the car dealer sells me "undercarriage protectant."
ALPA, however, most certainly needs Delta pilots to survive.
We're paying through the nose for those lawyers, who are racking up massive billable hours. What does that money bring us either way?
Assuming ALPA "wins," (which we can all agree is a stretch at this point) we're still stuck sending dues money to pamper the useless bureaucrats at national and support DCI pilot groups who want to take my job.
When ALPA loses, we get stuck with the tab in the form of a massive assessment--along with dues money to pamper the useless bureaucrats at national and support DCI pilot groups who want to take my job.
It's a lose-lose for Delta pilots and a win-win for the national fat cats (and DCI pilot groups who want to take my job).
I'm curious to see the proportional dollar amount for ALPA's DFR legal bill that Delta pilots' dues have paid thus far, bearing in mind there are still thousands of billable hours left to run. A number. ACL65, you seem to be plugged in--in the interest of transparency, can you please get us that info? Thank you
Just fogging up the windows, but what we gain from being part of ALPA goes far beyond this single lawsuit. We have been though that in the last few thousand posts, so I will spare my key strokes and your migraine.
I had a strong DPA supporter on our JS last week. Suffice to say a lot of the facts he had were wrong. From where our 30 million goes, to what a different law firm would cost, to what the true risks are for this group.
Much like the AMR CH11 filing happening in different times, the same could be said of starting an independent union in this era. Simply put, we would get eaten for lunch. Sadly, I honestly believe that there are a good number of DAL pilots that are willing to take that huge risk, and only will see the reasoning that guys like me have been using once our six has been handed to us. By then it will all be water over the damn and all of the issues we have been talking about will not be able to be undone.