Originally Posted by
awax
I was asking this question over the summer, and my conclusion is that this reaction to TA1 is all anger - no plan forward.
The anger crowd seems to believe that remove and replace will fix everything. And apparently, if you question the process or ask just who will replace this failed MEC, you get labeled as a “TA1 lover”. Are we in grade school?
A once strong union has found the lowest common denominator, it seems - mob rules, zero context, and entitlement. Enjoy the 5%, I predict that all we’ll see for a while.
As for reps on deck, buyer beware and check the credentials carefully. That is if they have the respect for the pilots to publicly announce their willingness to serve.
That’s kind of the point. Aside from the folks who have made a career of ALPA politics, you’re not going to know these folks in a council as large as C5.