Originally Posted by
p1ayn
Not stunning, reality...get overyourself. Look at history with EVERY airline that has had ALPA or a union. Including the three I have been with ALL ALPA..Thats my reality, ALPA had their chance mulitple times, FAIL MISERABLY!
Ill try this now, an so far Im happy. Don't like how I think or what I believe? I dont care. Keep standing on your soapbox as I laugh walking by u.
I think it has more to do with the industry as a whole rather than ALPA. Skybus wasn't union, and they didn't even last a year. Every sector has their outliers, and jetBlue could be the airline sector's outlier. Or maybe it hasn't been around long enough to hit the stages the other ones have. Same with Vigin America.
The insurance comparison is an accurate one. I don't WANT to pay 1.9% out of my check. God knows I could spend that money in other ways. I also don't want to pay the money for car or homeowner's insurance, either. But I'm in a heap of trouble if I don't have them and need them. I currently work for an ALPA carrier, and I shudder to think what things would be like around here without a CBA. They're already trying to get it blown back into the early 2000s in bankruptcy as it is....