Originally Posted by
cgtpilot
...other than take 1.9% of my pay so the MECs could meet in Herndon and have steak & red wine.
For a number of reasons, even though I was a 35 year ALPA member, I retired with a bitter taste in my mouth. However, during that span, I served for a number of years on the MEC and MEC committees and the only steak and red wine I had I mostly paid for.
What ALPA gives for meal expenses won't buy that level of cuisine. I regularly paid up to a few hundred dollars per month out of my own pocket.