Originally Posted by
index
So Alan, you chose to ignore the rest of my post which was entirely about the outrageous insinuation that Lee never really wanted to be ALPA President (then why the hell did he run for it?) and that he only did so "out of a sense of duty"? YGBSM.
Agreed. My bad. I have no idea why someone chooses to run for or serve in public office, and I certainly do not know LM well enough to know his personal motivations.
Originally Posted by
index
Whether the Donald made $1.3m or $1,278,848 is trivial. The point is he is FAR better off than any of the peons (us) he's supposed to represent.
My point is that his salary was to the tune of $347K. That's all the salary he got. The rest of the $1.3M reflects his ALPA pension for the 4 years during which he did not receive DC contributions at Delta, his housing and transportation in DC and on the road, etc.
Whether he is personally better off with his 24/7 job vs. flying the line and going home is something that only he can judge.