Originally Posted by
angry tanker
Go to the APLA MEC Site and watch DW's message.
Key notes:
The way I read it is how it has been said before - We take care of the senior guys now and kick the can down the road for the junior guys to deal with.
APLA has "lost the fight"
Key word is "SENIOR". Remember that is part of the word "SENIORITY". Like it or not (I personally don't) it is incumbent upon ALPA to represent and protect seniority rights...PERIOD. An older guy, say 61, who is in that back SHOULD be allowed to bid what he can hold if the law changes. I am a young MD Captain, so personally I hate it, but philosophically I do support the notion that SENIORITY IS SACRED. I am not p.o.'d if the 60+ guys bid from the back seat to the left seat, it is their right and that right is what ALPA is all about. Not every decision that the organization makes will be to each of our individual benefits, but it is ALPA's responsibility to protect seniority to the best of their ability.
If the company was smart, they should let the 60+ guys stay in the back and pay 'em passover at whatever seat they can hold after 65 passes. At least they (the company) will save on training costs and mitigate the seniority bumping affects that will happen otherwise.