Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

I'm not sure a CAPA Press Release is how to make your point with the USAPA on the banner. After all, US Air holds the pole position on selling out their junior pilots to a regional deal and then watching them get clobbered for being "off the property" during the America West merger.

Before ALPA signed these "below standard" contracts, mainline MECs outsourced their flying to rid the property of the dreaded B Scale. ALPA National went along under threat of decertification.

We mainline pilots then used our power to negotiate branded flying to keep the regionals away from the negotiating table, making sure management enjoyed profits from the race to the bottom at the regionals. For their part the regional MEC's have to participate in the race, or see their airline shrunk out from under them.

The mainline MECs traded one pilot's job security and progression for another pilot's pay. Then they partnered with management to share the spoils of outsourcing. In turn management drove the Companies into the ground, wiped away the Contract 2000 type deals and ALPA got nearly nothing for selling out job security & career progression.

Before we blame ALPA for this "conflict of interest" we need to fully realize where this problem came from ... because that is where it has to be fixed. Union facilitated outsourcing is a failed concept.

At the core of this issue is mainline MEC's finding an economic model they are comfortable with to perform their own flying.

... and a point of historical interest, ALPA has refused to sign a sub standard contract. Look up CC Air.