Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
They claimed that if they didn't drop their opposition, they would be left out of the implementation process. Personally, I don't buy it considering it is the largest pilot union in the country, but that's just my opinion. Bear in mind, this was after watching ALPA fold and give away the farm time after time without so much as a whimper.
They did have a catchy slogan tho.... "Taking it back."
I understand the feeling of betrayal, but I gotta say I don't necessarily disagree with what ALPA did. I'm opposed to 67. I know ALPA is opposed to 67 right now. But if tomorrow it was obvious that the powers that be were going to push it along regardless of what ALPA wanted, I fully understand the sentiment of feigning cooperation for the sake of having a seat at the table. Fighting it to the end knowing you're gonna lose sounds honorable and all that but would it have really been the smart thing to do? This is also knowing that the pilot group back then had little to no leverage in the post-911 era. Different time with different individuals running unions under completely different circumstances and different mindsets.