Originally Posted by
txbusdriver
Just remember, the only thing worse than having ALPA as your union is not having ALPA as your union. Not a glowing endorsement I know, think of it as buying into a franchise. Over 90% of all airline pilots are unionized, are we the smart ones or the dumb ones?
Last time I checked, over the last 12 years, UAL has furlouhed, twice! CAL has furloughed, Us Air, laughable, DAL furloughed twice and BK, TWA bought and let go pilots under "protection", Not to mention Airlines gone under, Midway, Comair, Easter, etc...We have hired since 2001 and are growing and investing. We make decent wages, better than most legacys. Insurance can improve but overall i think we are doing ok, and no CBA. I vote smart. Thats just me, and apparently the majority I fly with and the voting majority agree. I for one hope it stays the course.