Originally Posted by
Tom a Hawk
Thanks for the history, Timbo. I can understand a reason for the list in that situation. It just felt like an unnecessary escalation in the case of B6 because it has only been a short time and it's assumed it will be agency shop in the cab and those who don't join will have to pay anyway.
Thanks...and I meant to type "Free Loaders" in my earlier post, not Fred Loaders!
(my damned spell checker had been drinking).
But....there was this one non-member named Fred and...
There was some debate when Delta became an Agency Shop, the debate being how could you 'vote with your feet' (take your money and leave ALPA) if you didn't like what they were doing.
The other side of the debate was; you benefit from the pay/work rules/representation and job protections that ALPA negotiates, you should pay for that. Thus the "Contract Administration fee".