Originally Posted by
JDFlyer
I can tell you one thing that is required for ALP[A] to be interested . . . . MONEY.
From 2003 to 2005 I flew for Scenic Airlines (Twin-Otters, and at that time 121 ops).
We tried to get ALP[A] on property but we had less than 100 total pilots at that time. ALP[A] said they were not interested because we did not have enough dues paying pilots to make it worth their while.
Money talks . . . if it ain't talkin' loud enough ALP[A] could care less.
Spot on regarding ALPA's goal, money. Midwest Airline Pilots are the perfect example. Their scope clause crafted by ALPA national was cut through like butter. ALPA left Midwest pilots as soon as their dues "contingency fees" ran out.
As far as Scenic Airlines goes, ironically, that is where the great pooba of ALPA started, John Prater, president. John Prater worked at Scenic Airlines as a pilot. 10,000 cheeseburgers later must dull his memory of what it is like in a Cessna 402 with the door hanging open providing cooler air.
Time for a change, your body sheds its skin automatically, shedding your union is manual.