Originally Posted by
Ottopilot
Careful with this. A scab is a scab. A tie is a tie. They do not alway match up. I know many non-scabs ****ed off at ALPA that don't wear their pins. I went through a period of time when my pin fell off and was lost. It took me months to replace it. Look at the tie and then verify that it is true. Don't just act on a tie without a pin.
APLA and CALAPLA gives out lots of bag stickers to put on for various reasons. I don't put any of them on. I have the nylon bag; they do not stick. That does not make me a bad/non-union pilot. I was on the strike committee for the last contract.
I agree. Im an ALPA member but as a first year pilot I am not fully represented by ALPA so I don't fully represent ALPA. Yes, I know I am not paying union dues yet so lets not go down that road. I carry my ALPA card in my wallet if anyone wants to see it. But until ALPA looks out for the interests of first year pilots or I become a second year pilot, then I am not going to wear the pin or the bag tags. *dons O2 mask and smoke goggles* OK, flame away.