Heaven forbid you delay the negotiations! After all, the current state of negotiations have left G4 pilots with a contract worse than Skywest (which doesn't even have a union), and zero leverage with the current job market. Why would Maury sign off on a contract that is going to cost millions when the company isn't even profitable at the current rates? This will drag on and on, probably until a strike is hours away - you might as well have ALPA there running things than the truckers union.
Originally Posted by
tom11011
In my opinion, ALPA currently does not have the support of the pilots for the same reason AR won the last election. The majority didn't want to interrupt and delay the mediated contract negotiation process. It's clear it would be another time setback. Standing up a new team would be a lengthy process as well and you can't just assume those who volunteer today would be willing to volunteer tomorrow.
If we were not in the middle of negotitations, its possible AR would have lost the election and/or ALPA could be voted in.