Originally Posted by JungleBus

You obviously don't know BB very well, he's been one of the more vocal and eloquent posters on this board regarding ALPA (& DALPA's) role in the 9E BK and concessions-for-jobs deal. BB's not a DPA guy, but he hasn't been blind to ALPA's faults either...He's been preaching unity for a long time, & has correctly pinpointed the moment that ALPA started going off the rails: when they chose economic expedient over unity & changed their fragmentation policy, setting off the spiral of outsourcing junior jobs.

The 9E transaction was just a completely shameful episode from beginning to end, on the part of DL management, DALPA, ALPA national, & the 9E MEC. It was the natural outcome of the outsourcing ponzi scheme, though.