Originally Posted by
Timbo
Never forget, Management's JOB is to always get the most, for the least.
They want us to do the most flying, for the least pay/benefits, i.e. become "More Efficient".
DALPA wants the exact same thing. It provides the least risk to ALPA national...which is the prime objective.
Originally Posted by
Timbo
But DALPA's JOB is to PROTECT our JOBS, and make sure we are getting paid the MOST, for the least amount of 'work'.
One would think so, but not anymore. ALPA is an insurance company now. Collect the dues (insurance premiums), then work tirelessly to minimize risk to the insurance company so claims never have to be paid out. Keeping labor risk "completely off the table" is how you best minimize the risk of ever paying a claim.
Originally Posted by
Timbo
The bankruptcy and now profit sharing, stock price, etc. seems to have changed DALPA's (and many pilot's) mind set. They now seem to want to do Management's job for them, and make us "More Efficient" vs. protecting (and restoring) OUR PAY AND BENEFITS!
From the top of ALPA National on down to our MEC level, they seem to have forgotten that they are 'blue collar' worker bees, not Management Wonks, and they seem to have forgotten WHO they are supposed to be representing.
100% correct. ALPA national isn't even pretending to be a union anymore. It sees it's future as insurance to pilots...as long as they can scare pilots into believing they need the ALPA job insurance service.
Originally Posted by
Timbo
The line pilots see this too, and that's why so few have bothered to spend the time to fill out the surveys.
The attitude on the line is, "Look how much good it did last time..."
True again. Although I've urged everyone to fill it out anyway. It will be ignored, but we need to fill it out.
It would have been great if we had all taken screen shots of each page of the survey, then had the results compiled by a third party survey vendor. Man would that have made DALPA mad.
Carl