Originally Posted by IA1125

After the IBT, probably even without the IBT experience, I will continue to support our in-house union - FAPA.

Fortunately, Turner and Bourne, at the IBT Airline Division, were not successful in stealing our money, though they gave it their best try, so we have a decent amount of money in our accounts.

To be fair, both Turner and Bourne said (directly to me), "We don't want your money, you get to keep your money, we will just be the ones signing all the checks."

Like me saying to someone (someone I don't like and they don't like me), "I need your check book, I'll decide what bills I pay for you, but we'll let you keep your money in your account..."

It will be sweet to get our 1,200 hours a year of Flight Pay Loss back. Not only did IBT take control of that AND use none of it, they also included an assessment in our dues for their Flight Pay Loss.

Every RAH pilot has substantial grounds for a DFR suit over the way IBT handled the SLI, the Implementation Agreement (or lack thereof) and Contract negotiations. The IBT could not have mismanaged that entire process in a more detrimental manner for the Native RAH pilots if they intentionally trying to harm those pilots.

I'll go into detail over all of that some day...

Good luck RAH pilots, you deserve so much better than Bedford, Heller and the IBT. I hope for your sake you have a 95% turnout and a 80+% "No" vote on your TA on April 4.

I'll never understand why the same guy who Chaired negotiations on Contract 2003 was Chair on this Negotiation Committee or why he ultimately supported the Negotiation "Team's" TA.

And, for God's sake - Dubinsky??? I have never heard a Union Rep talk so poorly about their members. (I know that wasn't the Local's fault or choice)

I hope you can one day decert the IBT, they've earned it with you guys.