Originally Posted by
FixTheMess
Sounds like how negotiations went with ALPA at Piedmont. After about 4 years, and very little headway, they wouldn't release us either. Nothing like giving all leverage to management.
Maybe I'm incorrect, but I thought one could be part of any union. It might make the most sense to start a regional airline pilot union from the ground up though, in order to tailor a constitution and by-laws to help avoid the issues we've seen with ALPA. Above all, most every regional would have to be on board with this, otherwise, the bottom feeders will continue to do what they do best.
What we need is a new union, specifically for regional pilots. One contract that applies to all represented pilot groups. Set, specific payscales. Your group signs on, this is the contract. Period. And this would eliminate the whipsaw issues.
It will, however, require Congress to repeal the RLA, but it seems the RLA has outlived it's usefullness, and is now more of a hinderence.
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