Originally Posted by
PCL_128
As for the signature of the president, that' also true, but the president will only refuse to sign if the contract violates ALPA policy in some way.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In the case of CC Air, ALPA's President subsequently signed deals which were more concessionary.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
And if there had ever been a single case of a pilot group being told that they can't negotiate for something that they want, then you might have a point. But you don't.
Many MECs involve outside consultants in their negotiations. Never been a problem, although I personally think that it's usually a waste of money.
What if ALPA's legal advice is flat out wrong? Bad legal advice is among the reasons Comair pilots are losing jobs to non union pilots. (not that there is much political sympathy for Comair, but still, they are our union brothers)