Originally Posted by
Rama
The school that teaches ab-inito probably has a good contract with the foreign airline paying them a fair amount of money. The cfi's there may be in it for the long haul. Most typically aren't. The question is what are you and others willing to put into forming a union?
Rama, Absolutely right on! It would seem a bit silly to try to form a union at a flying club with 10 instructors that teach part time and have other professions.
I was in fact referring to the schools that teach foreign students. These academies, as you say, are funded by their foreign carriers. The question which you brought forward as to"what are you and others willing to put into forming a union"? is a relevant one. I have been involved in union organizing at a very low level, and it didn't really take too much. The unions look to see what interetst is shown initially, and we all go from there.
There are some of those academies that have no union, and it would be intereting to hear from some people as to their thoughts on why they don't have one.
Last edited by outaluckagain; 11-25-2013 at 11:11 AM.