Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
The interesting thing about this to me is that 1.95% number. At Atlas that's about what we're paying WITH a strike assessment. So for the same thing we get our Strike Assessment when we decide we need it and we spend the Strike Assessment as we deem fit.
You're going to give all of it to ALPA and they will then decide when you are allowed to spend your money. When they decide that they don't want to spend any more of your money on negotiations they'll just pull the plug if that's what they want to do. Best of luck with that as ALPA rams down a terrible contract down your throats to make sure Delta gets theirs.... This is exactly what happened here when we were under ALPA as I've heard it described.
Or you can have an extra 1% for a Strike Assessment and go 3% so ALPA can still get their cut and you can make your own decisions.
First let me say I am a big supporter of one ramp, one union.
Having said that you seem to have a lot of misinformation about how it works at ALPA and why Atlas is paying the assessment. Atlas is paying the assessment because if 1224 takes money from IBT International than International gets to run the show, ALPA on the other hand has what is called a MCF aka ALPA's war chest. Any MEC can apply for MCF funds and when approved the MEC can use it as it sees fit as long as it is within the the reasons they said when they applied.