Originally Posted by
YAKflyer
Yeah.....like it was ALPA's idea for this to happen. ALPA may not be effective, but I find it incredible how many folks blame ALPA for the greed of managements. Maybe if the members of this industry would show a little more solidarity ALPA would be more effective. ALPA is a tool and it is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.
I don't think most guys here are blaming ALPA as the cause. It is more that ALAP is INEFFECTUAL. They have no muscle. A lot of that has to do with US labor laws and the airline industry falling under the Railway Labor Act. Jeez, for Longshoremen to have jobs that pay $100,000 to $200,000 should indicate how much clout a union should have. Oh, and don't take me wrong- I don't believe for a second that operating forklifts and cranes warrant that kind of salary. But operating planes and be responsible for thousands of live a year, pilots should be making more than Longshoremen.