Originally Posted by Justmeagain

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Teamsters were in trouble at RAH because of Sowell and TM (business agent). Everyone knew it and several moved against them, only to be accused of "seditious weasleyism (sp?)". Gene held all the cards and eventually Teamsters put the local into trusteeship. It improved after this, but was occasionally hijacked by people who overreached. I'll give an example: asking for more than any other regional airline pilots were getting = mediator putting you on ice. RAH management was adept at working with codeshare partners, to shift flying to others in order to help them stave off the union demands and inability to staff. Eventually, they got a decent group of guys that made something happen. Is it an awesome agreement? No. It's a good step in the right direction though. This is why negotiations dragged on over there.
If you were there for only 12 months, why do I remember your name? Could it be that you were a prolific abuser of the message board? It didn't take a genius to see that RAH wasn't a great place to be and you're no genius!

By the way, I would encourage everyone that believes in DFW having their own LEC to demand that they be shown the SPAALPA finances. Ask yourself some objective questions:
How much dues income does SPAALPA generate?
How much does it cost to run an LEC?
How much income for ALPA does each base generate?

Now look at Spirit's finances:
Which bases are the biggest income generators for Spirit?
Which bases are under the most revenue pressure from our competitors?

Everyone should get educated about the finances of ourselves and Spirit. The $2.5 million MCF that we were able to secure from ALPA will be coming from whom? Delta/United/FedEx Pilots, that's who? We can't afford another LEC at this time. We wouldn't be be good stewards of other's money! Period.