Originally Posted by
ATCsaidDoWhat
And if he so chose, he could direct the negotiations and present the deal to a pilot group. To save the firestorm and keep the masses silent, he doesn't...but he DOES send "experts" to "assist." Unless you are a legacy with deep pockets that feed the ALPA coffers. Then you can go outside and hire your own and keep people like Cohen, Weiss and Surrender FAR away. (Which is a damn shame, because in the old days old man Weiss would have told folks like Prater and Moak where to shove it...but that's a different story)
Incorrect. The attorneys that "Majors" pilot groups use while negotiating during Sec 6 are provided by ALPA National. They do not go out and hire their own attorneys. That would defeat the purpose of paying dues.