Im going to play devil's advocate for a sec about ALPA engagement and one sided communication (which they took to an embarrassing new low). The key to good communication is participation to be able to share ideas and have easy access to information. Im basing this off my previous union work but anytime we held meetings, whether they were at a specific location or online webinars, we would get DISMAL attendance, like maybe 5 to 10 percent of the pilots if we were lucky.

So the question is, with a huge number of commuters, and a pilot group that is focused on family and other commitments, how do you actually promote bottom up communication? This is my main concern because I want us moving forward to be a union of the pilots, for the pilots, and by the pilots. But how do we get participation up so that communication flows both ways?