Originally Posted by
GlobeTreker
Is anyone else tired of union politics? ALPA and our MEC's are so useless. How anyone can look at the steaming pile of crap we have for a union and say we are better off is beyond me.
Industry wide our pay is pathetic for the training and level of responsibility we have. FO pay is criminal and captain pay is nothing to brag about either. I've always hated unions and my opinion only gets stronger with each passing year. I'm sure the pro union goons will be chiming in soon. Love your pathetic unions if you want, but they are screwing you.
This may sound weird, but I'm not a "huge fan" of Unions either, however I think they are a necessary evil. (At least in this industry) I would be lying if I said there hasn't been occasions where Union Politics created such a distraction that the "work of the pilots" took a back seat to someone, or "something's" agenda. I don't know If that makes sense but hopefully you can kind of see where I am coming from. one thing you can't deny is how robust ALPAs committee structure is and how great/beneficial such things like the JS Com, Aeromedical, ASAP, Scheduling com etc. If for nothing else it prevents the company for just changing things whenever they want (JBlues Health care for example)