Originally Posted by
TonyC
Unions are prohibited from using union dues for political contributions. Problem solved.
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205. The Federal Government can not stop unions from making political contributions. Are you really arguing that Unions don't make political contributions??????
I misspoke. ALPA does not use dues money to make political contributions. ALPA members who want to contribute to politicians can give to ALPA PAC. ALPA dues are strictly apolitical.
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
the FAR's are there to provide for the safety of flight. All the regulations are spelled out in black and white.
And how do you suppose those rules got there? A magic fairy?
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
You really think that employers don't want CHEAP hard working employees? The key word being cheap (I highlighted so you wouldn't miss it), What's cheap?
Where did I say employers don't want CHEAP hard working employees. (See, I can read, even the words in all caps.)
You said employers want to "pay/treat their good employees fairly" -- I asked what constitutes fair. Now you've changed your position. You seem very confused.
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
I point to your SHINNING CITY ON THE HILL... Detroit Michigan. The most heavily unionized city in the world, how's that working out? How could that have gone wrong? Union workers everywhere, what the hell? Who do you think you are Jurgis Rudkus? My god, I get paid to fly a Jet instead of some crappy desk job. I should be so lucky. By the way, you get free books with ALPA? maybe I screwed up, damn!
My SHINNING city? Heck, I don't have a city, much less a SHINNING city. In fact, if I HAD a city, I would make sure it wasn't SHINNING.
But I think your backside is SHINNING. 
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
I have never called any of my Captain 's a slug, I'm a professional who gets paid to fly from point A to point B by my EMPLOYER regardless of how lazy my captain is.
Oh, I know you'd never call any of your captains a slug to their face. You've never called them lazy -- to their face. You've only done that behind their backs, on an "anonymous" internet forum. That doesn't make you a professional -- that makes you a spineless coward.
Originally Posted by
PiperArrow
What is PM and how do you do it?
Maybe when you grow up you'll learn.
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