Originally Posted by
Sailor
It is a pretty ridiculous "bylaw" to be present to vote at two recently open bases (less than 3 yrs) and assume that everyone lives there or that everyone it's gonna be going thru with time enough to vote.
Electronic should be the way. After all isn't that the way ALPA it's being moving with all the communications, PAC support, emails, websites, 117 phone apps, magazine and other stuff that I don't even know we pay for?
The Constitution of these United States of America recognizes that checks and balances are necessary. The Constitution of The Airlines Pilots Association makes no such recognition.
Why do I start with this statement? Because the ALPA constitution assumes that all volunteers are altruistic. It assumes that one representative is the same as the next. One of the primary directives of the organization is to have us represented. When a rep fails to finish a term, the ALPA Constitution ensures that we receive a replacement rep ASAP. There is nothing sinister in that.
The situation in ALPA 77 is a problem because of the geographic distance between LAS and DFW. DFW is 50% larger but circumstance is effectively locking the DFW pilots out of the election. Our MEC needs to recognize this as a valid issue and provide a way for the DFW based pilots to have a voice in the upcoming interim Capt Rep election. This should be a simple fix; arrange a meeting place, a data link to LAS, and an official to count the votes. It would be the right thing to do.
BTW, the "nothing sinister" isn't meant to imply that Sailor made that claim. It's just a general statement