Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
It is reported from multiple sources that ALPA National Staff attorneys are providing our Reps the opinion that ALPA National did nothing wrong when they allowed Pinnacle to do a deal exclusively with Delta management without even a courtesy call to our MEC.
Further, to defend this malfeasance with a "Pinnacle's changes to your Section 1 are none of your business" type argument, they are interpreting our scope very, very, narrowly.
I submit that ALPA National Attorneys are not even ALPA members. They are not pilots, do not pay dues and have no right of representation by our Reps. They are staff counsel with a hell of a conflict of interest. A conflict which they should ethically stated up front.
Word I got from my reps, who I actually spoke with, is while there are concerns, the MEC has not yet been briefed and it is still under review. Wholly owned, announced just yesterday may have other considerations. I think today's code-a-phone covered it and said its still under review.
I'd rather have the correct answer than the wrong one fast, and if someone's interpretation disagrees with yours doesn't mean it's a cover up, conflict of interest or conspiracy.
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