Originally Posted by
76drvr
So there is no C&BLs.
I didn't say that. You're saying that. The C&BL's are on the site for your viewing.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
Who gets to decide what's in it?
A core group of board members is writing and editing them now. If we win the vote, any further changes will follow the process as described.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
Seems like a bait and switch operation.
You mean ALPA?
Originally Posted by
76drvr
I thought it was a member driven organization.
It is.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
Apparently there are over 5000 members who've been given a C&BLs that is ever changing with no member input.
Many of us had input to the board. All will have input after certification.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
Very top-down and heavy handed.
The US constitution was not written by all citizens. It was written at the constitutional convention. After we became a nation, all citizens have a vote through their representatives to amend.
You seem to be confused with the creation of a constitution, and the amendment thereof after the entity holds power.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
What's to prevent the DPA "insiders" from changing the dues rate to 3.5% at any time, including on the eve of a vote, without notifying the pilots.
Not a thing. They'd be guaranteed to lose then. What would keep a single DALPA bureaucrat from signing a LOA with management to delete block hour ratios in our Section 1?
Originally Posted by
76drvr
This could also be done to increase the already lucrative compensation packages for DPA officers, committee members and representatives.
Yes it could. And the whole effort would be for naught because DPA would lose the vote.
As such a staunch ALPA supporter, do you really want to discuss lucrative compensation packages and wasteful spending?
Carl