Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You were not here for a lot of the DPA saga. One of the very first things they pledged was to shut down on 31 Dec 2010 if they did not have enough votes for a election. The reason they gave was that to present a divided pilot group to management during negotiations would reduce our leverage and result in a sub par contract.
They ignored their own promise when they failed to get the required cards.
Failing in that pledge they put out a series of often bizarre communications highlighted by the abortion letter. Many of those letters were quickly pulled down because they were so factually wrong. If DPA had even been within a country mile of the ill effects of contract 2012 you would not even be on the property as there would have been no hiring.
If you fly with any former NWA pilots ask them about the DPA founder and some of the things he did prior to the merger. It might be enlighting.
As far as the donations they don't need to be returned but there should be a full accounting of where the money went and is going. There are rumors that might be problematic.
You quoted me but went off on a complete tangent. What you wrote about TC and DPA pre-merger may be true but had nothing to do with my post.
I made 2 points:
1: You agree the donations shouldn't be returned, which is why I quoted snowdawg in the 1st place as he stated they should be. I didn't say anything about their accounting; however, I would agree with you on that point. TC wanted accountability regarding ALPA's money, I think DPA should do the same.
2: I disagree with Karnak regarding DPA not having any influence over the most recent TA which you didn't mention at all. Ignoring facts that don't fit your agenda don't make them go away.