Originally Posted by
johnso29
Of course one of ALPA attorneys were present during PSA's negotiations. They're supposed to be. That's one of the services provided by your dues dollars. It's their job to provide legal advice during negotiations. Said attorney's relationship with LM is irrelevant. The OP claimed that LM convinced PSA pilots to vote YES on their latest TA. It's a statement which is clearly false.
Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
So you think the best lawyer ALPA has was assigned to a 500 pilot regional airline? And said best lawyer, with an direct line to Moak, ushered the NC and MEC into negotiating the worst TA in exchange for growth in ALPA history?
Wow, your MEC and NC have you guys in the palm of their hands. They fleeced you big time.
It's their fault. Accept it, and do something about it. Recall their asses and make them prove to YOU why they deserve to represent you.
For what it's worth, ALPA employs approximately 20 attorneys all of whom answer to 2 directors of representation. Those 2 report to Moak. I'd be floored in any of those attorneys (beyond the older ones who have been around for 10-20 years) have spoken to Moak outside of a drunken conversation at the Board of Directors Meeting. In case your wondering, that's where all of ALPA and the MECs go to a resort in Florida and get loaded for 3 days of "meetings."
Just so I'm sure. You're saying that there is essentially ONE person between the representation lawyers and Moak and they only communicate once per year? No emails. No memos. No phone calls. Not even indirectly. So when these lawyers go to do their job if its the day before this Board of Directors meeting the information that they are working with is a year old?
I wasn't saying that moak convinced us to do anything.
National's lawyers be it the "best" or the "worst" operate under ALPA's doctrine, or try to push current goals.
They are directed to do SOMETHING by SOMEONE. They don't just make it up as they go.
It's foolish to think Moak has no hand in any of it.