Originally Posted by
Karnak
My opinion:
1. Complete the survey.
2. Attend every LEC meeting you can.
3. Reading everything ALPA sends us (yes, even the stupid stuff)
4. Call, email, and corner your reps.
5. Ask questions.
6. Participate in "Call to Action" efforts.
7. Volunteer if you can.
8. Praise in public - Criticize in private.
9. Don't take it personally if your priorities don't always match the collective goal.
Ok Karnack. That's quite the utopian wish list from such a misguided preacher of the ALPA has never transgressed nor miscalculated dogma like yourself.
First, what about staying informed AND communicating with other pilots on this web board, chit chat, the lounges, on the line and on layover social excursions over adult beverages? No mention of it. Is all of our information supposed to come from your idyllic 2-4 from above only? Was it the hope that dues paying members would only avail information from 2-4 on your laundry list after the Dalpa forum was shuttered?
Second. Praise in public -Criticize in private. What I might deem and intention as constructive criticism (example: the NC and MEC chairs complete disregard for the policy manual and TA process in 2012) the ALPA acolyte will distort it and frequently perceive it as criticism. So if I am going to criticize ( your words) I need to do that in private????
Really ? Really !
Please. Do explain. This is going to be truly fascinating as well as largely preposterous.