Originally Posted by Hedley

There’s always a chance that TA1 passes, but there’s also a chance that my wife gives me a hall pass, so yes, I’m pretty confident that neither happens.

I don’t see United ever getting rid of ALPA, just the current leadership.

The TK raises might keep angry instructors in place, but the LCA’s would be a major problem, and Kirby knows it. OE students would only get signed off at the end of a trip, not sooner if they are ready, but the big issue is the QC LCA’s. Much of what they do is deadhead around the system doing fed checks on new captains and training new LCA’s on partial trips. Most of those guys aren’t the kool-aid drinking company loyalist that some think they are. If only paid by the leg, a large number of them would either step down or refuse to do line checks. Many of our LCA’s on reserve also have lines built for them where they deadhead around doing random line checks on line pilots. Without these functions being performed, United next would be a mess. I am confident enough to let November 1 come and go. We need to flush this turd and focus on the future. The one good thing that came out of this is that it angered the group and we have had time to see what has gone on at the regionals and now at Alaska. We’re not going to get contract 2000 adjusted for inflation and a pony, but the cost to get to 50% + 1 vote has gone up significantly over what would have got the job done prior to the Tumi TA.