<< Originally Posted by Falconjet
I have no problem with ALPA, I am ALPA. So is every other pilot at FedEx. I do have major heartburn with the FedEx MEC and our national "leadership". They clearly are not ALPA because they refuse to represent the will of the majority of their membership. >>

What kills me is when people say "But 68% voted FOR the LOA ...", not understanding that when people vote for something thinking that it will NEVER affect them directly, it isn't really a "will of the majority" vote. When you blow off the will of the people MOST DIRECTLY affected by the LOA, you alienate them. Do this often enough, with different issues, under the notion that "it's only hosing a minority of the pilots", and eventually you've alienated the majority of the crew force. Guys nearing (or already over) 60 ... overseas-based pilots who could have provided valuable input on an FDA ... junior guys ... people with kids ... we're a crazy-quilt of minority interests, and watching out for ALL those minority interests is the best way to protect all of us. Too bad our union leadership doesn't understand this.