Originally Posted by
Shiner
Sort of related to this topic, I'm very surprised ALPA national has not called for an end to whipsawing regional carriers for safety reasons.
Shifting flying from one carrier to another essentially takes a Captain job from an experienced FO and gives it to someone who just happens to be in the right place in the right time and may have much less experience.
I realize these are blanket statements and there are plenty of DEC's who make great Captains. However, the point remains, whipsawing results in less experienced crews operating aircraft. Sometimes with new Captains flying with new FO's.
I think the whipsaw game is almost played out, but always wondered why ALPA national failed to point out how this could be unsafe.
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Alpa works for the company, not the pilots at the regional level. It's the companies free police department keeping pilots in line.
Regional pilots are fooled into thinking they have a union when in fact you pay alpa to do the companies bidding.
How could alpa possibly support both mainline and regional pilots? It's a conflict of interest. Don't worry though, there is still time to sign up for the next Alpa Fee for Departure interview workshop. See my point??