Originally Posted by
wiz5422
What has ALPA done for you lately?
That is a question we all should be asking ourselves? All I have ever seen is no support, no improvement to our careers, and no unity.
I believe it has come time for all regionals to decertify from ALPA.
Thoughts?
Well it's like this... who puts more honey into the ALPA pot?
A: Mainline APLA Carriers, or
B: Their regional affiliates
It's a MASSIVE conflict of interest IMHO. And also I'm sure the case could be made for dereliction of duty or whatever you'd call it if ALPA won a huge CBA for a regional carrier at the detriment of the mainline partner.
I think it would be best if there was a sister branch of ALPA that was for regional carriers only, with management completely different from National. THat was we could have a more fair shake when going to the table.
It would behoove us to have a Regional Airline Pilots Assoc. that purchased certain services from ALPA National... many other unions do this, Southwest, Airways, American... all of their inhouse unions purchase services from ALPA National... insurance, economic analysis, etc...