Originally Posted by
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Dues moneys should be used for what the dues paying members want them used for.
Using them for non mainline carriers goes against my philosophy of what our union should be doing.
I think that about covers it.
Why does ALPA complain about members NOT appealing to their calls for action?
Answer: apathy
cause of apathy: union efforts and moneys spent in other areas non germane to their grass roots concerns and negotiating priorities.
I want a stronger ALPA, not a weaker one.
If I've spent between 4 to 6 K a year for last 26 years, I'd say my contribution, and therefore my opinions on the strenghts/weaknesses, pros/cons are what I say they are.
I believe regional s should have their own union. I believe mainline should have theirs.
It's more than strength in numers, its dollars and resources put to causes of action, unity of effort, and unity of mission. The regional airlines issues and priorities differ greatly from mainline. I wouldn't call the coast guard if the mission is more aptly suited to the Navy. And vise versa.
If you want each pilot group to only use its own dues money solely for their own use, you are advocating for each pilot group to have completely independent unions, ala SWAPA, APA, and IPA. Which is yet a whole different discussion. That has nothing to do with your conflict of interest concerns of regional versus mainline pilots. I’ll just say that all pilots have common concerns. That’s the whole reason of ALPA, an association of independent pilot unions.
A regional pilot group negotiating for as much as they can get to operate RJs does not affect your pilot group’s negotiating top pay for narrow and wide body aircraft, period, full stop. There are no competing interest in those two separate negotiations. They are negotiating pay for two separate tranches of flying. That is self evident. So therefore there is no conflict of interest.