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Old 10-01-2012 | 06:47 AM
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Operation Orange is on the right track unfortunately the very long dissertations on the site make it difficult to keep up for many who just want the facts and get on with their day. The other problem that OO faces is the minimal comprehension pilots have of their history and the U.S. Constitution. In a few words, a wildcat strike to protest our grievances with the federal government, RLA, NMB, Courts, etc., is not only legal but has already been done successfully by pilots 40 years ago. Most pilots can't even tell you when the RLA was written much less when it was last amended. Pilots refuse to read and learn from their history instead spend their time reading books about management, "Hard Landings", "Nuts", etc. and can tell you about the SEC filings and current airplane orders but cannot tell you when ALPA was formed and how little it has changed since its creation. So OO faces a very steep uphill battle trying to educate as well as motivate a bunch that is woefully under-educated when it comes to their own profession.
The idea of a national seniority list is not an objective of any well intentioned movement to consolidate pilot representation. A national union, pilots currently do not have unions they have "associations", does not require or involve the creation of an NSL. Pilots desiring an NSL are like a dog chasing a car. If the dog ever caught a car he would not what to do with it and that is exactly what it would be like if magically an NSL was created today. What would you do with it? The pilot profession does need a revolution to change the way pilots are represented. Pilots were warned in 1990 by then outgoing ALPA President Hank Duffy spoke to ALPA’s national convention. He said, “I believe unequivocally that anything less than a strong centralized national union in today’s environment is suicide for the profession and eventually for every pilot group.” We are witnessing that suicide.
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