Originally Posted by
Squawk87
You have raised very concerning points.
It seems to me that our government outsourcing those international routes/scope to foreign airlines (for whatever reason).
So, basically ALPA is against outsourcing? Where exactly ALPA were when the majors decided to outsource half of its domestic flying?
All I am saying if ALPA wants more support from the regional pilots, it have to support us first!
So rather than attempt to prevent the UAE from slowly killing the legacy airlines, you'd rather pat yourself on the back for "sticking it to ALPA?" Good plan.
In terms of overall US pilot job protection, they have skin in the game. They need pilot jobs to skim dues money off of - or they'll be out of work right along side of us, since there's no way in hell the UAE airlines will allow any bargaining agent to represent their pilots, much less ALPA.
If you think a world where Emirates operates a lion's share of US domestic flights will be in any way good, you're high. Take a trip over to the "Foreign" section. There you'll find the pilots who work there complaining about the poor schedules that they have zero control of, and a few other problems. Is 200k you're price for turning over all control to a foreign airline? They tell you what you fly and when (no bidding), and impose all other "benefits" as a matter of policy that can be changed at any time. Work rules are the ICAO regs.
I agree there's a lot wrong with ALPA as a whole, but the interests that the PAC represent aren't one of them. The PAC and the representation department are completely independent of each other. Get mad at Moak and Bruce York about concessionary agreements - that's their area of specialty.