Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
That's where you ALPA spokespersons go off the rails. Many yes voters in C2012 did so because they felt it was the lesser of two very bad choices given the MEC administration maneuvered our reps into a no-win situation. I've spoken to many of them. While some pilots voted yes because they loved the TA, others hated it but had to acknowledge the dire consequences of what could happen with a no vote as stated by numerous MEC administration members during the TA road shows. Yes votes do not necessarily mean one is "in synch" with the majority.
This MEC administration has made the local rep all but meaningless. Pilots electing individual reps is a meaningless exercise without a strategic plan to wipe out ATL reps. Until that happens, reps mean nothing.
I love it. The reps were outmaneuvered by the MEC administration? What was the incentive for the MEC Administration to cram down a substandard agreement? Who elected these incompetent reps? A strategic plan to wipe out the ATL reps? If they are that bad I can give you the plan. Recall them. Vote for better reps. Of course that would require you and others like you to convince the majority of ATL pilots to do the same, and that is the rub.
Sorry Carl, but by their actions or inaction the majority of the pilots simply don't agree with you perception of ALPA and their contracts or are unwilling/unable to affect change. You and critics like you need to put up of shut up. By all means please show us how it is done. Lead us to your operation orange nirvana. A good start would be for you to define exactly what your contractual standards are and then explain in detail the leverage you would utilize to achieve and sustain that standard against forces with vastly more resources, talent and political clout.