Originally Posted by
scambo1
-------
Splash;
ALPA national has blown it. I have not sent in a card though because I am hopeful that LM will make his plan known for ALPAs direction going forward. I will make my decision based upon his action or inaction.
DPA is an in house union - think of it like DALPA without ALPA national...no agenda beside what is best for the Delta Pilots.
I am not at all certain why DPA has to be vilified. Its motives and objectives have to be AT LEAST no less pure than DALPA practicioners - but without ALPA nat'l.
I'll use your post, since it's indicative of the posts by tsquare, CapnCrunch and Carl too.
You have no clue how polling will be conducted at DPA, you just HOPE is isn't like the polling ALPA did/does. You are vilifying ALPA when I can guarantee you DPA will use the same method for constructing its negotiating priorities as ALPA does. It will not (sorry, Carl, you're clueless) publish them. Steve Dickson is a member in Good Standing, and also negotiates for the company.
The polling DPA does would show a pilot group with objectives and expectations that vary on many issues. They would have to have some method of reconciling the differences. I'd love to hear your vision of how DPA would resolve those differences, if not by the governing body.
My point is that every flaw you see in ALPA would exist in DPA. In fact, the DPA boss, and their website claim many of the ALPA volunteers would continue in their same positions. Interesting!
So what you really dislike is National?
Then frame your argument around that, and defend your claim that change is needed. All I've heard so far is anger. That's great for a hockey game, but stupid for serving a pilot group.