Originally Posted by
oldmako
paladin,
"Pointless invective"...???? No, he called you a scab.
If you are indeed a scab, then it wasn't invective, it was an accurate adjective and it certainly wasn't pointless. Are you a scab? Your post was dripping with anti union drivel, so one has to question your motive.
I especially loved this part...
" Any benefits that are provided to you by your employer pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement (e.g., wages, seniority, vacations, pensions, health insurance) are not affected by your nonmember ship..."
So you get to enjoy ALL the benefits that your fellow pilots fought for and negotiated for without lifting a finger to help or contribute. Is that accurate? I GOT IT!
As far as the union "doing so little" to represent the individual I will gladly pay 2% for ALPA legal (should I ever need it) and ALPA medical.
The quiet work ALPA does for line pilots every day is totally transparent to those who choose to remain oblivious, and who have never worked at the typical non sked, non union **** bag operation.
I’ll take your last point first. I‘ve worked for my share of **** bag operators but I just moved on and found something better. All of the issues I’ve had at CAL have been resolved amicably through the CP office. So in that regard ALPA has been of no use to me. However, I have heard nothing but good things about ALPA Medical. Fortunately I’ve never needed their services.
Somehow I think 75s’ remark was meant to be more of an insult than a statement of fact. So I will stand by the assertion that it was an invective. It was pointless, because if it was meant as an insult I was not insulted. He, or you for that matter, can call me whatever you wish because your opinion means nothing to me because I do not look to you or ‘75 as a source for anything.
I did cross a picket line but it had been defanged by a bankruptcy judge after he abrogated union contracts. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have crossed earlier. Experience is a great teacher isn’t it? I will concede there can be some value obtained from trade unionism but not the way the current set up is under present labor law. So I am not anti -union as much as I am anti- collectivism. Collectivism is what ALPA and many of its members adhere to, which is the subjugation of the individual to the group. They are of the belief that its members must be “chained” and walk lockstep to collective action and collective thought for the “common good” or in this case the good of the profession. Make no mistake ALPA will sacrifice in a heartbeat any member or employee group if the leadership feels it will further their interest.
"So you get to enjoy ALL the benefits that your fellow pilots fought for and negotiated for without lifting a finger to help or contribute. Is that accurate?"
No it is not accurate. I pay an agency fee, so I am being fleeced for the services received but just not as badly as you.