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Question 3: Don't we fund Fedex ALPA, so won't we be just draining any funds left in our ALPA account and need to increase dues to cover the short comings?
Answer: No. This lawsuit is against ALPA National. ALPA National will have to defend against this lawsuit. There will be no drain of our FedEx ALPA funds that we are aware of.
Additionally, in the $53 million dollar settlement of Brady vs. ALPA, Lee Moak, then ALPA National Chairman, made the following statements:
“Despite speculation, the facts are as follows:
- Your dues will not go up. In fact, your dues rate went down on January 1, 2014 as planned.
- There will be no assessment of our membership. You bear no personal liability for the settlement.
- The settlement will in no way impair or affect ALPA’s ability to continue its tireless advocacy on your behalf.”
Reference:
Brady Info > Home
Well that's a relief. We won't be draining our funds. We'll just be draining the funds from thousands of non-FedEx ALPA members all over the world who pay into ALPA national. That ought to make jumpseating on other ALPA carriers a lot of fun. Aside from Bernie Sanders, does anyone really believe there are huge pots of millions of dollars sitting around that can be tapped into without having adverse consequences that spread far and wide?