Why?

I thought it was ALPA's role to make sure we had the right assets from the ALPA tool box. What does Pierce and Brucia really have to do with it? If Pierce and Brucia had any sort of poor strategy or position, would not ALPA have stepped in to insure that the CAL pilots were treated in a fair manner? I really placed my trust in the ALPA process and not so much people. I asked these questions about mergers to the ALPA reps who came to our crew rooms to push for ALPA back in 1999 and in 2000.

I have it on high authority that ALPA paid Katz and had to be approved by ALPA national. The CAL MEC doesn't actually have a checkbook and they have no authority to hire anyone. ALPA National must appropriate all legal expenses, so I disagree with your opinion. If katz wasn't good enough, ALPA national should have made sure he was. That's why I pay dues. I pay my dues to ALPA national, not the CAL MEC.