Originally Posted by
shiznit
Not sure what you're asking....
I was quantifiying the previous poster's assertion that ALPA would benefit more from 40,000 "moderately" paid pilots(RJ), versus 20,000 "highly" paid pilots (mainline). I contend that is not the case.
A vast majority of the growth was at NON-ALPA DCI anyway!
ACA - gone (ALPA)
CMR - gone (ALPA)
XJT - LAX DCI terminated (ALPA)
ASA - pretty much stable, some growth (ALPA)
MESA - DCI cancelled (ALPA)
CPZ - mostly stable sized (~100 pilot growth) (ALPA)
PNCL - shrinking (ALPA)
MSA - shrunk and merged (ALPA)
SKYW- lots of growth (non union)
GOJET- new DCI. (Non-ALPA)
CHQ - lots of growth (non-ALPA)
shuttle Amer. - lots of growth (non-ALPA)
I like this post because it outlines the effect of ALPA's strategic mismanagement.
First realize that ALPA National is run by the majors. We are not going to see an Air Wisconsin pilot become president of ALPA. In effect, the Delta MEC has run ALPA on the Delta property since the late 1990's.
Outsourcing has helped reach agreements on Delta contracts. The effect has been harmful to ALPA's receipts.
Arguably, Lee Moak has been less harmful than his predecessors. Compass remained ALPA and so has Endeavor. However, from a pure union perspective ALPA would have benefitted most from this flying being done at Delta Air Lines.
The tough truth is that ALPA has limited bargaining leverage under the RLA and falling on one's sword has not worked. ALPA has to prioritize. ALPA's priorities have some times fallen to getting 5% for the whole list rather than hold the line on scope. Many 2 to 5 year to upgrade Captains see scope solely as a "junior issue."
I believe as these Captains retire and are replaced with pilots from the regionals who understand scope, ALPA will change as the Delta MEC changes.
I think the Delta MEC is moving the right direction (although they can't bring themselves to disagree with Lee Moak on the Pinnacle concession).
Strategically, the Delta scope sales which have been copied throughout our industry have caused real, lasting, potentially fatal harm to our union. To fix things, I believe we begin here.