Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
"Fact 2 ". How nice it must be in your insulated whale bubble.
Are attempts at wisecracks a sign of virility inside the DALPA echo chamber? What could this possibly have to do with anything?
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Sept 11, SARS, Oil approaching $150 a barrel, banking collapse and the worst economic melt down since the Great Depression couldn't possibly be factors.
All of these items you list were also experienced by the independents of SWAPA and IPA. Only ALPA can claim the sheer number of historic collapses experienced by the airline pilots they represented. Just to ensure you don't think I'm changing the subject, here is my repost of Fact #2:
Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Fact 2: ALPA's poor job for so long is highlighted by the fact that our career's biggest collapse over the last 20 years occurred under ALPA representation. Not independent union representation, ALPA representation.
Again, I'm comparing ALPA versus independent union life in the exact same world experiencing the exact same disasters.
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
"Fact 4". Living in denial is no way to live. Age 60 was changing, WITH OR WITHOUT our support.
Then that is the argument ALPA should have made to us from the beginning. But ALPA didn't do that. ALPA was strong and public about its position in total opposition to the proposed rule change. Then ALPA completely reversed itself and worked with the committees to change the rule to 65.
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
We could cross our arms and pout like a spoiled brat or we could adapt and improvise to manage and lessen the negative impacts.
Again, is this type of hyperbole prized in the DALPA echo chamber? When you talk like this, does everybody laugh? Just curious.
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
If you feel so strongly about it, I'm sure you are going to retire at 60, right?
I do feel strongly about it because ALPA is currently my bargaining agent, and they completely flip-flopped on this issue. Nobody disagrees with that except the most ardent of the ALPA rent-a-mob. And yes, I will be retiring at 60. It was always my plan to do so, and I'm fortunate that my plan has worked out.
Carl