Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
Uh huuu. 787 Capt??
We are a democratic representation. WE, meaning, ALPA, are only as good as your participation in the process. If you feel ALPA is not doing your vision, get involved. Do the work, volunteer. If you do participate, good on ya, you have every right to complain. If you do not participate, you enable a small minority to dominate the process and lose the right to complain and be heard.
Oh, and also, enforce your contract, insist on it!
Absolutely volunteer! I have a lot of respect for all those ALPA pilots who give up time with their family, ruin their personal lives to help make this a better place for the rest of the rank and file. I have never volunteered my time but have always supported ALPA and recognized they are the ones that have made my life easier - except when ALPA National was gumming up the works during our last negotiations. To be honest, I was ready to throw them off the property and vote for an in-house union; but all that is behind us now.