Originally Posted by newb2

Do you really believe Teamsters is not Atlas and Atlas is not a competitor, because if you do we will have to agree to disagree.

If Teamsters is not Atlas and Atlas is not a competitor, then I must ask the following questions:
1. What was the reason Teamsters held up a contract the K4 pilot group wanted to vote for.
2. What is the reason Teamsters is holding up a contract the Omni pilots want to vote for.
3. Who benefits were Connie to cease operations.
4. Can you explain to me and everyone else reading this board why it is that sometimes Connie underbids Atlas and at other times Atlas underbids Connie.

Let me tell you who is not a competitor, UPS and FedEx, in fact K4 is not a pimple on their backsides and they could careless what we do. Whether you agree with me or not K4 and Atlas are competitors.

This statement tells me you know nothing about ALPA:
“Who do you think ALPA will pay attention to when it push comes to shove?? Who do you think they’ll send resources to during negotiations?.....”

Here is a small copy of how ALPA allocates dues:
“The remaining 4.0% (24%-20%) of operating income of the largest pilot groups is redistributed to smaller MECs throughout ALPA. In essence, ALPA's larger pilot groups provide a subsidy to ALPA's smaller pilot groups to ensure adequate funding for their union activities.”

Any questions, just think about that.