Originally Posted by
JDFlyer
Boiler . . . thanks for the clarification on the ALPO dues, but in my opinion, 1.95% is still too much by 1.95% If you are happy with them, great. Choice is a wonderful thing.
By choice I work for a non-ALPO carrier and my next airline job will be with a non-ALPO carrier.
1) Get ready to pay more than 1.95% at your "future non-ALPO" carrier.
2) Think the ALPA chest thumpers are bad? Get ready for the SWAPA blowhards. The union love over there is so thick you need a steak knife to cut through it. "On the fourth day, God created SWAPA..."
3) Mesa (my former carrier) got a bigger raise (percentage wise) in their last contract, and that was a giant piece of garbage. But hey, you're a CA, so you'll reap the benefits while the F/O's continue to make nothing, and the upgrade time lengthens. You fit right in with the "pull the ladder up after me crowd."