Originally Posted by
FedElta
Sorry to pile on, but.........what gives you the "divine light" to state that DAL would not be allowed back in ALPA if they left , like FDX was.......I'm pretty sure I didn't see you during that process.
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I highly suspect that ALPA will not survive without the delta pilots. It is more of a guess on the direction ALPA will go with the loss of over 25% of the total pilots.
Originally Posted by
FedElta
I understand this thought, but that's not remotely close to what you said.
For those of you who think I'm too hard on acl65pilot when I say he's utterly politically motivated and speaks out of all sides of his mouth in order to be all things to all people, I'm reposting this as just the latest example of why I say that. The exchange above was in reference to acl saying the following:
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
If DPA or another independent group is a failure, you will not get to come back in to the fold like FDX did. It is a one way street and there will be no going back. For that reason, my position is that we need to be very careful about this.
Notice that he mentions nothing about an independent union resulting in ALPA's failure. He clearly states that if our independent union were to fail, we'd not get to come back in to the ALPA "fold" the way FDX did. A clearly preposterous and emotional outburst. But that happens to everyone from time to time. It's OK. But does acl65pilot admit the statement was out of order? Not a chance. He turns it around and claims he's been misunderstood and what he really meant was this:
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Yes, if DALPA leaves ALPA will fail. That is what I am saying. There will be nothing to go back to. Not unless they went back within the first few months, which could not happen.
and:
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I highly suspect that ALPA will not survive without the delta pilots. It is more of a guess on the direction ALPA will go with the loss of over 25% of the total pilots.
This is why I post strongly when acl does this stuff. While there are others here with whom I disagree, at least these folks don't try to pretend to be something they're not. Only acl65pilot does this. It's destructive to his reputation, but it's more destructive to our newer pilots who may think he's actually looking out for them.
Carl