Originally Posted by
Southerner
Though it may be in my individual and immediate best interest to vote yes to ALPA, I cannot in good conscience vote yes to them. I am philosophically opposed to them. Period. They exist merely as another level of manipulative politics whose primary goal is to get our dues. Secondary to that are the interests of their whole membership, not the interests of JetBlue. So long as the interests of JetBlue and their membership as a whole align, we won't see many problems, but eventually those interests may not align. Since we are the smaller group, we will be screwed for the "common good."
Sure, we might see some immediate gains, but I would rather have status quo than invite them on property. I'll wait for an in-house vote. Until then, I'm a solid and resounding NO.
Wow. It's a good thing JB hired you. You'd better pray the company doesn't get acquired or get into serious trouble. Where would you work given that most carriers are ALPA?
By the way, you still couldn't answer my question as to what utility you are gaining from NOT having a CBA under ALPA.
Your peers are compensated much higher than you and so the dues you speak of are totally insignificant. I'm talking basic economics here.
Your EMPLOYER is demanding you work at a 30% discount and offers zero protections. Yet, you are more concerned with paying ALPA less than 2%???
Dude, seriously???
More is better. It's not complicated!
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