Originally Posted by
PCL_128
Nice rhetoric, but no facts to back it up. Regional pilots gain a tremendous amount by their membership in ALPA. Mainline pilots subsidize the operation of their MECs and provide resources that they could never dream of having on their own. But that's ok, because mainline pilots are smart enough to realize that everyone working together within a single union is worth the extra expense. A rising tide lifts all boats. There is no nefarious purpose. It is simply smart for everyone to work together.
Yet, even if all the baloney above was true (which it isn't), what do regional pilots (or mainline pilots for that matter) have to show for the last decade ?
Jack Squat.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
As long as you continue to repeat blatant nonsense like this, you have zero credibility. The president is the highest compensated officer within the Association, and he makes $335k per year. Plenty of pilots at his own airline at his seniority level make more than he does. And they do it while working far less. No officer comes even close to making the absurd number that you've thrown out there. Get your facts straight and stop listening to the losers over at the DPA.
Someone like you judging my credibility on ALPA is laughable. I'll let objective evaluation of past historical facts be the judge. The saps who expect anything different from ALPA in the next decade vs. the last will be rewarded with just as little. The senior Herndon fat cats get salary, expenses for cars and housing and pensions that exceed $400K and for a few, I've heard it's in the high $400K range. The facts of the TWA trial and its revalations are damning. AFAIC, regional pilots should run like hell.