Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
And you are way off base if you think 1/2 of union dues would go to salaries and benefits of a regional MEC's officers, let alone to those at a major airline! 50%? That's pretty funny. MAYBE 10% based on the numbers you stated above, but even that is probably a bit high for total salaries, benefits, etc. for MEC officers on full-time trip loss.
Regardless, regional airline wages cannot support their own in-house union. With SKW retaining the biggest union busting law firm in the country, a SKW in-house would be broke in a month. ALPA is the only answer. Just make it the best union it can be from your own group.