Originally Posted by
xjsaab
I fly for a regional, I don't view myselft as a guppy killer. I am a family man trying to put food on the table. If you don't like regionals taking away your flying then get our lists integrated. Walking away and starting your own union will be managements wet dream. Get involved in your union, it's pilot driven.
This should never degraded into an RJ vs. mainline issue. As you say, RJ pilots are just trying to get by too.
What needs to be acknowledged is this:
This best interests of RJ pilots flying for express carriers that have agreements with legacy carriers are contrary to those of the mainline pilots. It's completely unrealistic for ALPA to claim they can represent both groups effectively. ALPA has become all about numbers and membership at the expense of their true purpose which is to represent their members and improve QOL, improve contracts, etc.
To simply state that pilots need to "get involved" is a simplistic solution. How can ALPA pursue contractual improvements at a mainline carrier that will result in more stirngent scope language? The real answer is that they can't. To do this will eventually limit the career expectation of those pilots they claim to represent at an express carrier flying for the same mainline.