Originally Posted by
SayAlt
How do you know ALPA is in airline mgmt's back pocket?
Simply answer a question with a question.
Why isn't ALPA conducting a nationwide advertising campaign buying billboard ads close to all major airports that say....
Every person off the street I talk to about this both can't believe it and think it's outrageous.
PR works. It generates buzz. It gets people talking. And they start asking executives and managers very uncomfortable questions....especially when it's announced those executives are getting big, fat bonuses at a time of huge airline profits.
Why isn't ALPA informing the public and getting public pressure put on airline mgmt's? Who does ALPA really work for?? Isn't ALPA supposed to represent all it's members equally, not just it's most senior members??
That's an easy one. It's because nobody cares. People only care about low fares. They may seem shocked and appalled for 2 minutes, but in the end they don't care. Half of these people would have surgery at walmart when it becomes available.
Only regional pilots can fix this, but they choose not to. It's obvious. Regional pilots only care as much as b*tching in forums, but when it comes time to actually doing something about it, they're just not that interested.