Originally Posted by fireman0174
Years ago, in the 1980's when Hank Duffy was it's President, ALPA had a public educational program similar to what you're suggesting.
It was funded by volunteer donations from ALPA pilots, not regular union dues. Unfortunately the program lasted a very short time because not enough members contributed to it.
Thats because pilots as a group are a very short sighted group. The nature of the career and the training does not make for a well rounded business mindset. This is why they didnt want to fund it.
The same kind of mentality is why:
- We have rank and file pilots instead of negotiators going head to head with trained professional negotiators on contracts.
- We have no national seniority list.