Originally Posted by
FXLAX
1. If a poll of certain number of people says they perceive the sky to be purple, does that make it reality?
2. I’m trying to reduce this conversation to it’s foundation. And that’s scope. If there was a way for a regional pilot group to be able to negotiate a modification of mainline pilot scope, then there would be standing on your argument and we could move to a discussion on how dues money is distributed or changing the structure of ALPA so as to essentially make regional pilot groups independent, etc. But since that is not the case that any regional pilot group can change mainline scope, the argument fails the first test, standing, because there would be no competing interests.
The foundation of this conversation is actually the power of and authroity of the dues paying members in good standing of major (mainline) airlines, who don't like to be lectured to, or told what to do by regional airlines. The foundation of this discussion is the rights of mainline dues payers to determine the trajectory of their union. It's more than simply "scope langauge" it's the representational structure. ti's CLASS AND CRAFT and the need for a renewed discussion as to what that MEANS TODAY!. is the RJ pilot in the same class and craft of a mainline major airline pilot? if the answer is NO, then a regional airline pilots association would be appropriate for their representation.
The dues paying member's money, and their vote should count to the extent that they receive adequate representation in their goals, career expectations, and in their bottom-lines and are NOT DIMINISHED or MINIMIZED, or MARGINALIZED by regional representatives, their negotiators, and their negotiating priorities by using mainline dues moneys against their interests.
If the dues paying members of mainline pilots vote to say the sky is purple, then guess what, we're gonna have some Purple Rain. I'll see if we can get the rest of Prince's band to see if they are available since Prince is deceased.