Lets all remember something here, the union "ALPA" is supposed to give equal representation to us all, regardless of our pay(contribution). I have been an ALPA member for 8 years, 7 of which were with a previous company. My previous company was a regional airline. We were a smaller contribution and therefore received less attention. These are the cold hard facts.

We as an ALPA pilot group and NEED to accept the concerns of all pilots. It makes me worried to here people here making fun of junior guys making a fuss over passover pay. There are senior guys getting their retirement, medical(VEBA), ect.. paid by these junior pilots. Chances are, these same benefits will not be available to the junior guy down the road(Social Security ring a bell).

It seems to me that this transfer issue(ANC-MEM), is in essence, creating a loophole for the company. It is allowing the company to place pilots into positions that are normally bid on, without bidding. It appears that this is a clear position for passover pay. Calling it something different like a "Transfer Bid" is an insult.

I am not affected by this issue, but I can understand the pain that these fellow pilots/ALPA members are feeling. Lets quit calling eachother whiners, greedy, and selfish and remember we are all after the same goal. We all want to be treated with respect, regardless of where we presently sit with the company, or how long we have been here. Its real easy to point the "Selfish" finger towards every pilot here, so lets quit doing it before it ruins the good thing we all have going.