Yep, it’s about time. Especially with itemized deductions going away for most of us. Up until now, at least you knew you were always going to hit the 2% AGI floor to start counting deductions...

Over the past cycle or two the ALPA national intake has swelled and services haven’t increased commensurately. 2-3 years ago our mec was pushing for a dues cut and I seem to remember 1.5% being tossed around as easily doable. This was before the last round of contracts was signed so I would imagine the organization could operate on an even lower dues percentage now.

I’m a big supporter of ALPA and believe sticking together on a national level is a major reason we’ve seen the recovery we have over the past few years. That said, there is no reason to overfund the mission either.

Dues cut needs to be a top agenda item at the next BOD.