Originally Posted by
TheManager
Wow! Pot. Meet kettle. Kettle. Meet pot.
ALPA brings most of this on themselves. While the other groups that represent airline employees are taking action and communicating, Alpa is....not. Unfortunately that is the norm for them whether at the MEC level or most noticeably at the National level.
Even if they had sent an email, robo call, anything along the lines of "we are working with folks in DC so please sit on your hands and we will be back to you with details in ( fill in the time frame)" they would be ahead.
Communicating effectively is a basic and critical fundamental for any orgnaization, corporation, or relationship. To communicate effectively, information has to be able to travel up and down, be received and then be aknowledged.
When people and organizations in the chain of communication start looking at the others within the group with contempt, game over. ALPA won't survive in its current state if they do not address this.
I couldn't agree more. The diehard ALPA defender/apologists try to build extreme examples to make it look like they are taking the intellectual high road. Unfortunately they don't seem to understand you can be assertive and make a point in public without "trashing" others. "Sulley" and Skiles strike a good balance...they aren't on some mad rant but rather a thoughtful, professional outline with the problem at hand. You can actually gain the respect of the public and those you are negotiating with when you handle yourself this way.
ALPA has formed such a staunch backroom, dealmaking attitude they have dropped the ball in their level of effectiveness with their constituents, the public and those they are trying to win over. Get real ALPA. You really don't know as much as you think you do and please stop assuming you know best simply because you say so.