Originally Posted by
SkyWestPilot1
"Let me put it this way, what would those guys from other ALPA regionals say if you asked them if they would be better off or worse off by being non-union at those regional airlines and therefore pay no dues?"
Finally we've reached the point. I didn't have to ask them, they told me. ALPA did nothing for them, it wouldn't have made any difference if they had a union or didn't. The only difference was they paid 2% of their income for no benefit. All of the "benefits" of ALPA were completely ignored by the company, when they went to their reps it took 2-3 years to get an answer, which invariably was "we're still working on it". Look, if you are happy with ALPA thats wonderful but please don't try to talk us into it if we're happy without. I'm not trying to talk you into getting rid of ALPA, am I?
That's precisely why I made the caveat that if they were honest, they would tell you something totally different. Can YOU honestly say that Mesa pilots would be better off without ANY union protection? What about TSA, RAH? Do you think Ornstein would have been nicer to them? Like I said, we are all just one CEO away from being Ornstiened.
We are just expressing our opinions based on facts. Take it how you wish. Keep riding the coat tails and rationalizing it.
PS What about Mr T Williams?
Originally Posted by
BHopper88
Here ya go Nevets: this a good source for ya
ALPA News Release
ALPA Urges President Bush to Sign Age 65 into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Capt. John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill to raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots to 65. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the same language, H.R. 4343, on December 11.
“ALPA has worked very hard to ensure that its Executive Board’s recommendations, intended to protect the piloting profession in the face of a change that was certain to come, were included in any age-change legislation.
“I am pleased to report to our members that this legislation reflects the direction of ALPA leadership. ALPA has been working closely with both the Senate and the House to ensure that the legislation moves to the White House as rapidly as possible. We urge President Bush to sign the bill swiftly.”
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union representing more than 60,000 pilots at 42 airlines in the U.S. and Canada.
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I stand corrected. ALPA is powerful enough to make EVERY SINGLE congressman vote for it and then make the president sign the bill. All in a matter of, literally, a couple of days.