Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I shudder to think what this profession would look like without a national presence in DC. DALPA's work on that level is much like the CIA. You never hear about all the good things they do. You only hear about the failures or percieved failures. Every non ALPA and non union airline in the country has piggy backed off of ALPA's efforts on the national level. At the MEC level each MEC functions as a independent union in most areas including contracts.
I think CAPA
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Association does better in DC than ALPA. Just look though their website.
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Association I like really the part where they say "
The problem is often another symptom of the race to the bottom in pilot compensation, qualification and experience. If we take steps to put professional pilots back in the cockpit, who are compensated at a level commensurate with the tremendous responsibilities they shoulder, we will solve this and many other problems within the industry."
ALPA is to busy trying to get regional airlines to join, they are destroying what they already have.