Originally Posted by
PCL_128
The conflict of interest does not exist, because each pilot group negotiates for itself. Unlike the Teamsters, there is no "business agent" that makes decisions on what to negotiate at the table. Local pilots make that decision, and the attorneys work for them. If DALPA wants to take back flying, they can do that. If DALPA wants to outsource more flying, they can do that as well. Either way, the choice is up to local pilots, not ALPA national. ALPA national is just the resource that you can use to accomplish the goals that your pilots set. Therefore, no conflict.
You're just flat out wrong here...don't know how else to say it. To diminish ALPA national's role in ALL matters local and national is to show your ignorance of how our union works. I don't mean ignorant as an insult, just that you have not yet seen the underbelly yet. Either that or you just refuse to see what is plainly there.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
How many attorneys do you have on the 8th floor dedicated solely to DALPA? I doubt you even know.
Who writes their paychecks? And when you can answer that, you'll know who the attorneys and staffers work for.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
Oh, how I wish that were true! I've always advocated for a more centralized union, but pilots always resist that, so we still have the autonomous MECs at each airline which ALPA National has no control over. The big brother than you imagine in your mind doesn't exist. ALPA national is a collection of resources, not an overlord.
Absolutely horrible idea, IMO. If that idea were ever really pushed hard by ALPA national, that might be what finally does them in.
Carl