Originally Posted by
GlobeTreker
With our present seniority system and the pay scales ALPA helped negotiate, ALPA has been the problem. I feel we would be better served with no union at all. Since that isn't likely, the next best thing would be creating career portability. That would empower all of us and put pressure on the airlines to compete for our services.
First off, ALPA doesn't own company seniority lists. The companies do. So how will ALPA merge seniority lists that ALPA doesn't control?
Second, don't blame only ALPA for the pay rates at the regionals when pilot groups like GoJet, RAH, etc are represented by Teamsters and have done near jack squat to help raise the bar.
It's not as simple as just creating one list.