Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Mea maxima culpa.
I offer my apologies, admit I was wrong, retract my earlier assertions, and hope to do better in the future.
It appears to me that Prater came to the conclusion that it would be impossible for ALPA to support the Senator who sponsored the "Airline Labor Dispute Act" in 2002. Here is the bill. If this passed, Our line of work would be right back where it was in 1932:
https://beta.congress.gov/bill/107th....1327%22%5D%7D
It might be useful to know how any other pilot would get around both the ethical obstacles and the contradictions. The executive policy decisions made since 2008 (tarmac delay rule, taxes, Abu Dhabi, FAR 117, Eximbank) demonstrate that it's never a good idea for a labor union with a presence on the Hill to get involved in presidential politics. Whatever the outcome, we end up alienating half of Congress and half of our PAC supporters. Lose-lose.
I believe we are on the right track with the pilot partisan strategy - it keeps our efforts focused on our issues, and neither party can take our support for granted.