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Originally Posted by
AAflyer
It may be ****ing in the wind, but we will conintue the fight. While I have my issues with APA, they decided to POLL the membership for a current look at what the MEMBERSHIP wants. They now knkow what the majority wants and will represent them.
AA,
I could not agree with you more. The APA represents the interests of it's membership-the line pilots-and in effect is the mouthpiece of it membership...a textbook definition of what a union is.
It is noted that you may not agree with the APA, but you are 120% correct, they know what the majority wants and they have represented them in their actions.
I only bring this up because, like you, I have issues with the APA. In fact, as a former TWA pilot, I don't agree with anything the APA has done to me. But like you said, their actions may not find you personally in agreement; however, their actions represent the majority of the AA pilots.
Good luck in your fight.
Flifast,
I agree with you, and as you know now I do not agree with the way the APA treated you. I also have some reservations in the way the BOD conducts themsleves now.
However, it is promising to see the union ask "what the membership" wants and then pursue that regardless of what the leaders want.
I wish that they had asked the membership what we thought of the integration of our pilot group. I KNOW many would have asked for something better than you receieved.
I fear that age 60 will vanish in the next 2 years, however I posted this more for "an exrecise in unionism" This is what the membership wants, this is what we will do.
If it were only that simple for everything else.
Best,
AAflyer