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Old 09-04-2013 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Skybo
If run properly, with the appropriate safeguards in place, a union should run like a swiss watch. Problem is, we've never seen one run properly.
The problem is it is run by humans. Humans by their nature often get wrapped up in politics and lose sight of the good they intended to do. That is why I have always been in favor of term limits in Congress. Once you get the power it is tough to give it up and the political quagmire changes you. Mix that with pilots who are naturally divided by airlines, aircraft type, pay rates, etc and you are amazed that it becomes what it is? Simply changing the name is not going to change reality. In that case, ALPA wins in my book simply because of the years and years of organization and operating expertise and it's political power.
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