Originally Posted by
baseball
Not sure.
But. I am reminded of how effective the "senior pilots coalition" was in inserting their wants and needs and representing their interests when age 60 went to 65.
I am interested in another "lobby" or another vehicle that can perhaps supplement ALPA in pursuing global and international objectives in raising the bar in our profession.
If a rag tag group of geriatric pilots can drive results that what about a highly motivated group?
ALPA may be hamstrung by all of their buerocracy and internal conflicts of interest.
They essentially weren't lobbying against anyone, much less giant corporations with deep pockets like Boeing.