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REF 5
SWAPA today is the most transparent union by far that I have ever been associated with. Part of it is the company supplies SRC with lots of data. That helps with formulating provisions that benefit us. Their will be always inter political BS that comes with it. Twenty five guys with a twenty three million budget. Run by pilots. What can possibility go wrong? No union is perfect.
As far as agreeing to a sub par contract, that's up to the membership. Not the board or the NC. They literally have ALL our ask's on SWAPA's website. Whether or not that makes it into an AIP we'll see. It's amazing to me when guys ask about what we need and don't even know it's published right in front of them to read.
SWAPA has not been a major part of our problem since 2016, but, ultimately, they're still dealing with this pilot group.
Unlike previous regimes, it is refreshing to finally have a group in there where most of them are at least attempting to improve our lot in life, and not just feathering their caps for a future management job.
Only a few names make me cringe, but they seem to be behaving, or are at least being reigned in these days.
I am personal friends with several of the BOD and committee folks, all of whom are 100% committed to getting us a good contract, and are working to educate the group. The ones I speak to regularly have told me that they're running into the usual apathy, not to mention a surprising amount of Kool Aid, which is incomprehensible to me, given the events of the last few years.
Hopefully, with all of the new blood on our list, many of who have spent at least a few years slugging it out in the regional trenches, we'll finally be able to make some comprehensive contractual gains. At least get us up to industry standard.
An overwhelming YES! on the SAV would be amazing.