Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
To maybe explain what you were told: CALALPA started this process with money already in a merger fund (I think around $1 million). There may be a possibility that a merger assessment will be presented to the pilot group at some point for when the fund balance drops below a certain amount. This information was stated at one of our local council meetings.
So, while we have retained merger counsel, we didn't have to immediately start with an assessment to cover those costs initially. I don't see any fault with what your LEC chair told you, unless he specifically said, "CAL pilots are already being assessed for this merger integration."
Thanks for the clarification. Did you guys previously pay into a merger fund to have the $1million? I guess I am curious as to where the money came from. I would suspect that the UA pilot group could have had such a fund, except for the fact that our own ALPA guys sued the union (two former MEC Chairs and a big mouth west coast 400 Capt that was hired at 21 in 78) They felt they didn't get enough of the pie in our BK exit. Thus the suit and a significant cost to the union.
If I were CALPA I wouldn't worry about the UAL MEC. Those guys are truly the Apple Dumpling Gang of leadership. We have a faction of the union trying to replace the current MEC Chair with the previous MEC chair that led us to the court injunction. From what I have heard they are brokering deals behind closed doors with the CAL MEC to gain political position. Hate to say I told you so...but it appears the UAL MEC is being fractured to gain political ground for themselves versus gains for the pilot group. God help us with these incompetent power hungry morons running the show.
And UA ALPA Just endorsed Paul Rice-a-Roni for ALPA National Chairman. The money we pay to be so poorly represented should be a crime!
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