Originally Posted by
Slaphappy
We are just part of the silent MAJORITY that can't really express our disdain for alpa when flying the line because, most pro-alpa people are so brain-washed that they attack anyone who doesn't feel the same way they do. Alpa won't even get 40% of the vote, if even that many pilots bother to vote.
Originally Posted by
Seatownflyer
I've had the opposite experience. I have yet to fly with a captain who is against alpa and pro-sapa. They have either been pro-alpa or on the fence. I've only been here 5 months though. *shrug*
As usual when I've read the threads on this topic over the past couple months, I find the truth somewhere in the middle. For those that don't know, I'm a ORD based F/O on the RJ and I've flown with several guys on the organizing committee, and I've flown with very senior (relative for ORD that is, I'm talking 8-15 years) captains who are very much against ALPA. Just this past week I flew with someone on the committee who told me that he's "cautiously optimistic" that it will pass. However, and I'm paraphrasing, he did not believe it would be an easy pass by any means. His educated guess was that 55% of the pilot group was in favor. Take this for what it's worth. I think it's probably a coin flip.