Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Please list those.
In response only to the question asked here: Factory test pilot. These jobs usually go to retired military test pilots.
In response to the thread in general, nobody has ever said that anybody who objected had to join ALPA, just that there can be no free ride. Everybody must pay the portion of the dues that represents the collective bargaining expenses (specifically including grievance arbitration which is necessary to enforce the contract, and which can be very expensive).
Joe