Originally Posted by
PW305
Scope shouldn’t be a priority determined by polling like those other items, as priorities change over the years. Scope is a core value. It is foundational to our careers here, and one of the main reasons we are represented by an association in the first place.
Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
THIS IS ON THE MONEY!
Retaining the jobs is not an area that needs polling data. Besides, an ALPA survey on the matter would say something like:
On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the most affirmative "I would like to retain employment with FedEx"
Seriously though, polling is not required, nor should we give anything other than a withdrawal of our services as a bargaining chip for scope. No negotiation with a self-help option should leave you in a position to pay for retaining your own job with your salary or retirement money.
This is all a load of horse crap. The union has been working on this contract and the wants and desires of the pilots for more than two years now. That is well before the big hiring wave which hired most of our younger pilots.
NOBODY then knew we had a scope issue. Was anyone talking about it? IDK, I'm pretty up to speed with these forums and I attend nearly every ALPA event I can. I don't recall this scope problem being mentioned.
Now, go on and whine to the forum that
ALPA should have seen this coming! (face palm).
What else should they see coming?
HOW ABOUT
YOU attend your next LEC meeting and
YOU introduce a motion to direct the MEC to examine scope and to develop language for our CBA to protect fifth freedom flying instead of blaming "the union" to which you're a member of instead of blasting ALPA here?