Originally Posted by Lambourne

Intrepid,

Thanks for the link to Jayson. Unfortunately like most ALPA guys I have known over years he didn't respond. I sent him questions regarding the update and so far he has chosen not to reply. Not surprised that he has chosen not to respond. It is far too typical of the average union blowhard.

The big frustration I have is that you, myself and the others are probably the ones that have realistic ideas. The ALPA clowns all fancy themselves as some type of geniuess and want to prove how wonderful they are even if it is to the detriment of the pilot group. Over the years I have looked at most of our ALPA leaders as those that weren't good enough to make it in the ranks of management. They all don't want to fly and want to presume they have a special skill set to be a union "manager". They live for trip drops, expense accounts and the thought that they are somehow respected. Some of the worst pilots I have ever flown with were ALPA reps.

While some see it as kumbaya it will be up to the rest of us to see through the ALPA BS and get along. I still haven't figured out why I have to pay an assessment to protect me in an ALPA to ALPA merger. Isn't that something ALPA sells to prospective carriers they are trying to woo, merger protection? They can not even trust themselves to run a merger between two represented pilot groups! That should be a huge warning sign to their incompetence.

Good luck to us all.

L