Originally Posted by
Hawaii50
Great Post. I'm still waiting to hear how an in-house union benefits Delta pilots but all I seem to hear is ALPA Blah, Blah, ALPA. I'm the typical mostly apethetic Delta pilot you describe and I feel bad about it but I sure as heck don't want people with sketchy personal agendas leading the pilot group.
The problems with ALPA, and there are many, would not magically disappear with an in-house union. Even at it's strongest point, a union is still only one part of an equation that includes the company, the government, and sometimes, the courts.
The strongest point I've ever personally witnessed was the Northwest pilot strike in 1998. 100% of us were engaged, and there was very little apathy...yet we didn't get everything we expected when we started the negotiating process. The DPA can't change that, and you should shun any of their proponents who claim they can.