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Old 08-18-2007, 09:34 AM
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PCNUTT
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to Mr. Lavendar.

You raise some interesting arguments concerning ALPA. I too, do not think that APLA is a "perfect" organization. It definitely has it's problems. I've also been a 20+ year employee of FDX (ground ops and air ops) and have witnessed gross waste and inefficiencies in the system. Yet FDX continues to make massive profits, thank God, despite itself.

Your messages intimate that ALPA is responsible (or impotent) for the downturn in the profession post 9/11. I would submit that the Bankrupcy courts, fuel costs, domestic competition, managements inability to raise ticket prices hold greater culpability in the decimation of the profession than ALPA.

My question is what constructive changes have you been able to accomplish, "verifiable", outside of ALPA?

As I said before, ALPA is not a perfect organization. However, they have secured Bob Lavendar:

1. A $20,000/yr pay raise. 10 years = > $100,000 (with colas).
2. A $18,000 retro check.
3. An increase in B fund monies.
4. Improved medical benefits for you and your dependents pre and post retirement.
5. Improved Scope Protections.
6. Disruption pay provisions.

At the end of the day, one needs to strategically evaluate whether larger improvements can be accomplished by working within the system vice against.
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