Originally Posted by
freightguy
Hawaii...how? I tried talking with ALPA reps regarding fixing ALPA from within. But like many here claim...I found out ALPA has gotten too big for itself. We as airline pilots took +40% paycuts. But the ALPA chairman still makes close to half a million dollars. Heck...even secretaries at ALPA makes six figure salaries pushing papers (and they are home every night) while we land full jetliners in IMC for less. ALPA failed us during massive paycuts...but it sure did not affect their pay like it did ours....absolutely shameful, unethical and disgraceful.
I also taked to ALPA reps about strongly supporting and lobbying for the 1500 hr rule. But...excuses...excuses. Can't support the 1500hr rule. 500 hrs is good enough. I apparently don't get the big picture.
I do get the big picture....this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to control supply, drive up demand and regain pricing power...and ALPA is f'n it up.
Age 65, fatigue rules...I can go on and on. I am willing to support ALPA and support them if they can address these issues. ut so far they are not listening. But I am not willing to sit back an watch ALPA ruin one more f'n thing. I'm fed up.
Also I've been fed up with poor communication from ALPA. For almost every issue, they say: "There is stuff happening in the background that we can't tell you. You guys don't have the big picture". I am just sick and tired of supporting a 'super-secret' association.
I had a really good question posed to me; 1500 v 500 and the ramifications of choking the supply to the point that the lawmakers opted to allow foreign pilots to fly within our boarders because our requirements were too high.
At a min in made me think about the question, and the implication. I would also point out that with almost everything a "One Size Fits All" type of approach seldom works. I do agree that 500 is to low, as it is still close enough to buy your time, but in many instances like the military 1500 is overkill. I much prefer a graduated law that takes in to account ones educational background, where the Part 141/142 or 61 school took place, and if they offered an Approved Jet Transition course. I submitted my suggestions.
As for the NPRM I saw a list today of the gripes or issues that ALPA has with em, and guess what?, Many of the ones listed on this board are the same issues that their National Union holds.