Originally Posted by
DAWGS
Really? Direction? DPA is a group of guys trying to get this ship turned in the right direction. Do they have all the answers...no. DPA is nothing more to me than an opportunity we all have at putting the Delta Pilot's interests at the forefront. It amazes me you continue to defend ALPA with their record just over the past couple weeks, much less years and you try to scare people by polling data?
I have the pleasure of flying with some of the brightest people in the biz here at Delta and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that these same people could run a top-notch union. I have faith in us which is why I support DPA. It is you and me without the baggage of a conflicted bloated national organization. We will be the ones to chart our own direction without outside influence.
If only it were true. I mean that. It sounds new and exciting, and the possibilities are just so endless, it just makes me so excited....... I think PCL does a great job stating a few of the reasons why I have trepidation of an independent.
The idea sounds great, but the reality is that none of this will happen because of the little brush fires that will need to take the majority of your attention away from the big picture. I agree on many levels that has happened over the last decade within ALPA/DALPA. It will be the same song, just on a different radio station.
It is a lot easier and beleive it or not cheaper to fix ALPA than to start anew.
Guess who APA uses and consults for their negotiations? Yep, ALPA.