[QUOTE=FoxHunter]
We were told how being part of a National union would give us such a great advantage over our independant FPA. The sad fact is that ALPA was weak and ineffective six years ago and in a far worse condition today. The only good contract signed by ALPA in recent times is for the ALPA employees, not ALPA members.:
Prior to having a union I believe one pilot was fired, and stayed fired. With the union protection I've lost count.
ALPA does do some fine work but they are mired in the muck of the past. They have failed to adapt to a very fast changing world and face a very bleak future.
Please FOX or should I say George?
Where do I begin.
ALPA is only as strong as the membership support.
You blame the poor concessionary contracts on ALPA.
I remember one of your previous posts about striking.....or in your case "Not striking". For us to get a good contract it is looking, unfortunately, like we are going to have to proceed down that path.
What conditions would the pilots at Northwest, Delta and United, USAIr be working under NOW if they didn't have ALPA?
ALPA has nothing to do with a company's profitability that's MGT's job.
As Far as FDX ALPA goes
Actually the FDX MEC has basically the same leadership as the OLD FPA, but,
The entire office and leadership is far better organized then it was under FPA.
I serve on a couple committees. I have attended a couple ALPA schools. I served on the same FPA committees too.
Trust me we are better off.
If you don't like them or what your elected leaders are doing then do something about it...........get a resolution going for recall and assuming you aren't in the minority get them tossed......and then put yourself on a Ballot........we will see how well you do.
You don't think the firings had anything to do with Unionizing? Please George, I mean Foxhunter. Just look what is happen at FedEx ground. They are firing folks left and right if they appear to support any unionizing efforts.
Are you really saying the company has no fault in this??