Originally Posted by
gloopy
Current outsourcing is at a critical level and that has to be addressed.
ALPA simply has to admit as much to have any claim to legitimacy in this profession as a bargaining agent going forward.
Our Section 6 opener will begin in about 7 months. Many of the ALPA apologists here have stated that we should wait until then and we will see a strong statement on scope. And that DALPA can't do it now because it would be tipping their hand to management. I think it's BS, but we'll see.
My bet is that if DPA is not voted in by then, we will see absolutely nothing about scope until the beginning of Section 6. And then scope will just be included in a laundry list of wishes. The same list that DALPA will be aruguing TO US..."what are you willing to give up for it?"
If everyone is disgusted with that position in 7 more months and demand a DPA, then the DALPA/ALPA argument will be: "Geez guys, you should have thought about this earlier...you can't change horses now that we've already begun negotiations."
Carl