In that vein, I hope for the sake of our industry with a lost decade that just keeps going, we can get back to fundamentals taught by Dave Behncke. Principles long since forgot by those now in charge. I like what Heide Oberndorf stands for. Her message is always on point to get the profession back on track instead of the Lee Moak way...smoking stoggies with his management friends conducting unconstructive engagment.

It's funny to watch the Moak disciples get anxious and take pot shots but I think Heidi gets it. I also like the fact she is one of the few long time ALPA people willing to call out Moak on how he is hurting our position/profession.

One other thing, like it or not, somebody like her would get more attention and have more sway with the folks in Washington and the media because she is a woman. I say we use every advantage we can find. A4A certainly does.

https://vimeo.com/105710722

"Unfortunately, after decades of failing to learn the lessons Behncke and others clearly taught us; and after repeatedly failing to beat the ATA (renamed Airlines for America/A4A in 2011) at their game, ALPA‘s current leadership has decided that if you can’t beat ‘em, JOIN EM! Our current “union leadership” has climbed straight into bed with the A4A and is trying to tell us that this is the true path of union leadership in the modern age – walking hand in hand with management.

I fundamentally disagree with this concept. Behncke stood strong then, and we can now. The only way we can survive and stop the outsourcing, revenue sharing, “provisioning” plans and whipsawing, is to draw a line in the sand and say NO MORE."

- Heide Oberndorf