Dorsey made the case that without a full unification of all UPS pilots, the IPA would always be left in a weakened state. For example, if UPS did not have the ability to counter “No Waivers, No Favors" with Management Emergency Flying, how long do you think the furlough would have lasted? I would argue that the duration would have been much shorter and the number of affected crewmembers would have been much smaller. Or, is it possible that the furlough may not have happened at all? If I were one of the unfortunate pilots who spent 4 years struggling to survive through a furlough, I would certainly want to know.

The case Dorsey made fell on deaf ears at the IPA. What seemed so simple and obvious to Dorsey was apparently much more difficult for the founding IPA leadership to understand - and it is a reasonable argument that those who were furloughed paid a heavy price for this misstep. History has certainly proven Dorsey correct.