Originally Posted by
shiznit
I'm all for you, Boomer, junglebus and the other ALPA DCI pilots to get here. My heartburn is that the "future DCI" will primarily go to undercutting, piggybacking, and often backstabbing non-union and "Go-jet scabbish" portion of the IBT (its not even the Airline Division of Teamsters)....
You guys have literally paid your dues for years, you deserve a higher status than all those "non-members". 35% was NOT enough. It should have been ONLY ALPA pilots can be hired if the pilot is coming directly from another US airline (unless presently furloughed from an ALPA carrier).
If ALPA was a real union, and companies were a real union shop, furloughed and other union members with qualifications would have first shot at all union jobs prior to non-union types. ALPA needs to find a way to create more value in being a union member throughout the profession.