Originally Posted by
scambo1
Interesting choice of kings because the name fits two people.
It may well be a false choice. Governor isn't even a good analogy.
In either case, generally those of us who stick around this board are well informed. Generally, as well, there are no fence sitters among us. Well, maybe there are in a way. In my case, I see the benefit of an independent union...clearly. However, my perspective is stylized and a little too pure. The reality would almost certainly be different.
Within Alpa, there are differences among the mainline carriers. The most recent being the unical merger. United brought their A game and continental played really sloppy. There wasn't wholesale slaughter, but as a really smart friend of mine once said, "some people need to be under the rule of dictators."
I hope we are not under the rule of a dictator.
Thanks for the reply.
Ultimately, all I want is us to bring our A game. I think imposing this power struggle, framed as a representation discussion, is completely overshadowing the discussion about how to best bring our A game, as a unified group.
This should be all about getting the best people in place, to effect the most intelligent actions. If this was a very tough debate about philosophies, and the future of constructive engagement, I think it would be very healthy.