Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
Apology accepted.
I work for ASA. So YES, we are represented by the same union if you're represented by ALPA, as you said. And I'm glad you recognize (and even brag about) the inherent conflict of interest in that ALPA takes my money and takes your money, but helps you "more" because you pay more!
I will tell you this. If your JCBA eliminates RJ flying (putting us out of jobs) and ALPA's president signs said agreement, the upcoming DFR lawsuit will make the RJDC look like a Sunday School meeting. You can count on it. ALPA knows this, and your MEC leaders know this. So everything else is just chest thumping and ****ing in the wind.
As a side note, looking at the pay scale on this site, it's laughable that you would try to say the average mainline pay is $180 a year!!!
So its a one way street?
ALPA mainline can allow (or be forced to) outsourcing but when they would like it back that's at risk for a DFR lawsuit? ALPA national signed off on the outsource with no DFR threat so they can surely sign off on "insourcing". If what your saying is true you can be sure the mainline guys at UAL (and CAL) will jump ship from ALPA so fast you won't believe it. DFR issue disappears.
If you want to protect your flying advocate ASA to market your own at risk flying. The flying is not your flying...it is at risk and always been at risk. It just didn't seem so the past 10 years. This point has been made ad-nauseum.