Originally Posted by
scambo1
I'm glad ALPA made the generous offer to provide services to APA. I assume generous means offered for free - Maybe DPA can get the same offer?
There is no doubt unions should work together rather than in competition...swimming in the same direction and all. However, this logic does not make the leap that APA is re-joining ALPA or that APA has a conflict of interest in representing the American mainline Pilots.
1. It wasn't and isn't free.
2. Nobody said that APA was rejoining ALPA. There was a move to do that in the late 90's, but it failed due to the TWA buyout and fear of ALPA merger policy. Nobody that I've read has said APA has a conflict of interest. What I have said is that APA has been less effective for their membership than ALPA. I've used examples such as B-scale, first to concessions, 1997 "strike" and Judge Kendall fines as examples. I note that Nu doesn't want to get into how many mainline jets and pilots AMR has lost over the last few years.
