Originally Posted by
WhiskeyDelta
ALPA helps me when I can’t get something fixed myself or it’s such an egregious violation that I know the company won’t even entertain a quick fix. Just the way I’m wired - try to help myself before burdening others with the task.
The order of help that I put in that post isn’t a rigid call list. Every situation may present a different path along that list.
Exactly the policy I subscribe to and wish that more of our brethren did also. It's always a "shake my head" moment when people make unreasonable demands upon ALPA volunteers and then come unglued when those demands aren't met.
Try to resolve the issue through the normal channels. If you reach an impasse with the company or can't reach an acceptable resolution, that's the time to get the union involved. If more pilots would follow this policy, ALPA volunteers would have more time and bandwidth to tackle sticky issues and waste less energy bogged down on "easy" stuff that we can fix ourselves with a phone call or a supervisor.