Originally Posted by alfaromeo

No, it allows the Compass pilots to represent their own best interests without any other outside parties interfering. Can you imagine the representational problems that would occur with Compass being represented by pilots of another company with no affiliation with Compass other than a flow through and a marketing agreement? If you can't understand how screwed up that would be then you just aren't thinking about it.

What if Compass is merged with Trans States. Your merger committee would be Delta pilots and your expenses would have to be paid by an assessment by Delta pilots. What if that assessment fails? Who is going to pay your lawyers? What if Delta wants to add 90 seat jets at Trans States/Compass? How should the Delta MEC vote on that issue?

I am sorry, but the representational structure that the NWA MEC set up was the most idiotic arrangement you could ever imagine, and it took some outside viewpoint to realize that and do the right thing. I imagine that every one of the fNWA reps that voted to keep the old structure are breathing a sigh of relief now that they realize how stupid the old representational structure was. This is the perfect example.

Nobody "cut you loose", you are given the same representational structure as any other carrier in ALPA. Time to put the big boy pants on and represent yourselves.