Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
Not a critique, but literally every organization from the PTA to the HOA to the church ladies book of the month reading club is like this. ALPA is no different, and unless the bylaws are rewritten to compel mandatory participation, it won’t change.
You wouldn’t want it to either. Imagine endless meetings full of people who find t actually want to be there.
Organization is oligarchy. Best not to lose sleep over it.
You are absolutely 100% spot on. And I don't lose any sleep over it. It has taken a long time for me to actually wake up as to the shenanigans that have probably been going on there for years. I get it. The vast majority of any group (as you point out) don't really want to be involved in the politics of the organization. It is doubly hard when we have so many commuters, and said organization refuses to use technology that is available to us in the form of webchats in order to get more involved. How many are willing to try to hopefully get on a full airplane to go to their base, attend a two hour meeting and then try again to get on yet another full airplane to go home... on a day off. For what? ALPA is eschewing available technology for a reason and that is that they don't WANT high level participation except to rubber stamp things.
Case in point: Is our MEC chair-"elect" an active pilot?
Change my mind.