Originally Posted by
skybolt
Gotcha! But with the insiders continual attempts to paint everyone who differs with them as "anti ALPA", we've got to go to all lengths to make all understand that we are as much if not more pro ALPA than are they.
A bunch of pro pilot, pro pilot Association, SPA ALPA pilots are trying to win SPA 77 elections. This isn't ALPA against anti ALPA like some want everyone to believe, I'm not even sure that if it weren't for outside influences all four Rep candidates would probably look pretty much alike. The only difference seeming to be that two of the candidates are part of the current team and two are not part of the current team.
Just be careful with the language, OK? We really are ALPA!
The guys on here (including myself) who some are painting as anti-ALPA could not be farther from the truth. I gasp every paycheck as to the amount of dues paid and as a result I expect a lot for my money. This secrecy, abuse of trip drops and "you don't need to know" stuff needs to stop. We are fighting for change because we want the union to be more transparent and open with its membership. If we were anti ALPA we would not be fighting so hard to make it better.
Shutting down our board over a technicality is what really upset me because it was an effort to curb disagreement and debate....the same way a dictator would take over TV and radio to control information. No one is served well by one sided arguments. I look at the debates here as a debate over what we want our union to be. This is a great debate to have.
The only thing that has no business in this debate (no matter how passionate) is character attacks. We are all ALPA even though we may disagree over issues.