Originally Posted by Skybo

Never seem to be represented well? ALPA and CALALPA seem to think they are doing great. That's debateable. Since ALPA's been on the property, they have done more to foster ALPA and not the membership that supplies the money for their coffers. Just remember, it's all about dues intake. Why did ALPA negotiate (freeze) the "A" fund away in contract 02 instead of increasing the 8.9% paycut to something higher and saving the "A" fund? It all had to do with dues intake. ALPA wasn't collecting dues on the "A" fund. It was win win for ALPA and Continental. ALPA has their interests squarely on dues, not representation. It tends to trickle down from there. When it comes to "holy enough", there isn't anyone with that good. Just because a certain person is willing to give up time to the union doesn't make them a good person. You seem to think that volunteering personal time is the litmus test for loyality. Well, sorry to say, it isn't. I volunteered my time, and no one even knew it. You see, you don't have to be in the spot light to prove your worth...especially to you. I spent enough time at national debating the issues I was involved in. Please tell me why Jayson supports a move to APA? Ask him why he used to wear an APA pin? That's loyality. Are you questioning me as to my ability to get days off? You know better than to ask that question...answer...PBS! I guess next time I should just call in sick...then appear on a group photo of the pilots attending...duh! I surely hope we end up with reps in EWR that have the ability to represent. God knows we haven't had any yet.