Originally Posted by
Bluto
SLC guy for over a decade here. I’m 100% fine with that. When the company closed the ER base what were people supposed to do? Bid the 73 so they could be “real” SLC pilots? The smear campaign against Rick and co have showed an ugly, spiteful, juvenile approach to ALPA representation we’ve (mostly) avoided in this base up until now. I’ve read every email and source document both sides recommended and the stark difference in tone is abundantly clear to me.
These new to SLC guys claiming to have the solutions to every ill come across as cheap political attack ad characters. No thanks.
I'm glad you're okay with it and I'm glad we all have our own votes. I'm just pointing out something I didn't realize until the email hit my inbox that Rick neither lives in or works in SLC but is seeking to represent SLC pilots who either live in, or work in SLC. I don't expect him to fly a plane he doesn't want to fly or live somewhere he doesn't want to live, but if he intends on representing an SLC pilot, he should have an actual tie to the base or community. If he wanted to continue to represent pilots in ALPA, I'm pretty sure there are ALPA positions in LAX he could engage without raising an eyebrow.