Originally Posted by
Noworkallplay
Someone else is probably better suited for that question. Some things that initially come to mind. 1) They have a big voice in DC. 2) Track record of industry leading contracts. Like I said earlier I'm not stuck on the name of the union since it’s only as strong as the pilot group. Isn’t American trying to go back to ALPA? Makes you wonder why
nah..they may have a big voice but it very rarely benefits us. About 1/2 of our dues goes to support the infrastructure (read salaries) of DC employees which very rarely benefit us (talk to some reps and see what kind of support they really get) and the regionals which can’t survive structurally in ALPA without a huge influx of cash. We often have opposing needs (see Middle East carrier controversy) and they definitely don’t have a great track record. For the few things they offer - they also offer it a La carte to non ALPA carriers (EF&A and grievance ) at a cost. We spend way too much time and money on natl BS - biggest discsssuon last MEC meeting wasn’t negotiations - it was BOD.