Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
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.
ACL,
You really didn't address More Bacon's question, so I'll restate it.
Delta pilots are paying dues to ALPA national. ALPA national is paying attorneys lots of money to defend ALPA as a result of a lawsuit file by TWA pilots, (which ALPA lost). Some of the Delta pilot's dues money is being spent on those attorneys, both at the original trial and now appeal.
How specifically does that benefit Delta pilots?
If we had a union that represented Delta pilots (and only Delta pilots (like SWAPA)) would we have those expenses?
I've tried to frame the question fairly, and would appreciate a sincere response...