Originally Posted by
fdxflyer
I'm not sure if I know exactly what results you are accusing me of desiring!!
I am not calling you a hypocrite or anything else for that matter. I guess I was thinking that the last part of your other post must have been a quick remark you hadn't considered - but apparently you have. I was hoping you would see that saying things like that makes all of your posts for the "right thing to do" (some have been persuasive - and you have obviously spent a lot of time on this thread) seem like you are just spewing BS to win the point. I wasn't attacking you or flaming you. Thanks!
The remark was added in response to a question about supporting our over 60 guys vs other carrier over 60 guys, i.e. retired, and a lack of concern for them.
I'm not sure what you want out of this, either way (was trying to stay neutral for that specific remark, as I realize both sides are passionate,) but, if while you work for whatever result you desire, you want to worry about National ALPA unity or other carriers pilots, good for you. Personally, I don't think concern for FDX ALPA ever even came up at any other MEC or their pilot groups.
I just intend to stay a local issue man in my worries about right and wrong, and what I should support. So that keeps me in the confines of FDX ALPA, union-wise. I have some heartburn over ALPA in general, based on previous experiences, but FDX ALPA is what I've got, so I have to go with it. Would never go to the dark side (non-member.)
BTW - For hamfisted, I just turned 50. And most of the guys I fly with are new guys in their 30s and early 40s, so that is the demographic I was referencing. AerisArmis certainly doesn't fit that. Neither do you.