Originally Posted by tsquare

First.. what is DCPC?

I guess that just perfectly illustrates the conflict of interest that exists within ALPA national. How can LM represent the regional guys with the same fervor that he represents the legacys? If I were that regional guy, I wouldn't be scared.. I would be livid.

I'm going to point out one more conflict of interest that I think you need to think about. A few months ago, DAL was denied Anti Trust Immunity with Virgin Blue, because in the words of the DOJ (I believe).... sic.. "There would not be enough benefit to the consumer if this were granted." Now one need look no further than Chicago to realize that the ONLY other US carrier to serve the LAX-SYD route is UAL. IMO, Prater should have been jumping up and down on LaHoodies' desk with this saying that it is flat out wrong.. protectionism... cronyism.. whatever... but wait.. he couldn't do that because he (Prater) represents BOTH DAL and UAL... Is that not a definition of conflict of interest? To do nothing, he did something... He made a choice about which carrier was more important to him. That is one (of many) reasons that I think national is an ineffective unfixable pig.