Any major union should make it a point to explain the bait and switch ticketing going on in the industry today. This should be required communication to passengers by law in my opinion. Not just that you are on DCI for example but what that means (separate maintenance, training, pay scales...an altogether different company. Would ALPA ever lobby for this? No.

When our furloughed guys and gals hit the street after Sept. 11 at the Majors and the regionals hired thousands, did national do anything for these furloughed pilots? I'm not talking about the medical part that our own respective pilots provided, (thank you again, btw). It wasn't right and it was a windfall for the regional guys, which is why ALPA's hands were tied. ACL, were you one of the beneficiaries during this time at the regionals? Watching your job being outsourced directly to cheaper labor while your own union doesn't stand up would have given you a different perspective on ALPA.

Dawgs