Originally Posted by
Young Jack
Before my time was the FPA, however when you sign over to ALPA I was wondering do you also sign away some control of your own house. The effectiveness of any union seems to be the strength of the membership and the willingness to strike. Why do we need ALPA for that? After looking at the APA, SWAPA, IPA, the thought of revisiting an internal unnion seems more plausible...
The grass always looks greener....
Power corrupts, be it in the union or management. FPA started out young ,enthusiastic and idealistic and wound up old, jaded and corrupt. Not to mention ineffective. Management ran over us like a steamroller under FPA. At least with ALPA we get old, jaded and corrupt with a big war chest and lots of lawyers...
FedEx is one of the best things going for ALPA right now. Hopefully, they'll protect their cash cow when the going gets tough...