Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

I truly don't understand how you conflate these two issues. A representational vote doesn't show disunity on our part at all. If ALPA wins, I will continue to push my reps to extract the maximum possible in negotiations even though I voted for DPA. If DPA wins, I would hope you would push the new DPA reps to do the same even though you voted for ALPA.

If anything, the timing is perfect to show management how engaged the rank and file is on these topics...and that weenies need not apply to be reps.

Carl