Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
Please tell me what is being done to improve the profession? Regionals are still flying 50% of daily departures. Mesa just got fed a horrible TA by our union, "with all the expertise of ALPA's professional negotiators." Why doesn't the FFD committee focus on helping regionals get decent contracts? That'd be a start to improving the profession.
Majors will hire however many they need. There is not a whole lot a committee can do to accelerate that. Job fairs and interview prep already exists. What laws are in place or on their way to prevent whipsawing? Yeah right.
My mind wasn't made up before. I didn't know such a committee even existed (and don't care frankly bc they haven't done anything tangible that I can see, maybe I'm wrong though). I looked at what their goals are and listed them, what their results have been, and drew my conclusions from there. Glad you see how much they are doing. Maybe you all should put some dues money towards a roadshow that shows how much you have done to improve the regional profession.
They were restructured after the 2014 BOD meeting last October. It hasn't even been a year yet. Have you looked at the messaging being sent to the hill this past year at all?
Pilot Pay Shortage
There it is an ALPA NATIONAL priority. When have you ever seen National making regional level pay a priority?
or this advertising campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHKanuyeawc
It took 30+ years for our industry to get this fouled up.It isn't going to be fixed overnight. Good people are making the effort to effect real change.
You can get involved and help, even if it's just trowing a few bucks at the PAC to help move legislation, or you can call Ryder and ask what you can do to help.... but it seems much easier for you to just throw your hands up and say nothing will ever change, and pass blame everywhere else except where it belongs.... to the guy starring back at you in the mirror.
Back the PAC
http://www.alpa.org/advocacy/alpa-pac