Originally Posted by
p1ayn
Still skeptical. Let them budget my contributions as I budget my income to various creditors!
What a structure of an airline, lets see, lets ramp up, announcie massive hiring, interview, actually hiring based on a module strategy, and now....SURPRISE...oh Cr@p!, oil is expensive!! May need to furlough...give me a break!
That's good in theory. However, your regular dues money can not be used against another ALPA carrier should a merger occur, hence separate funds must be set aside through an assessment.
Now, if we were looking at merging with, say, Chautauqua, then there would be no need for an assessment since they are Teamsters.