Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I would not worry to much about DPA. I have not even seen a card to send in.
Well if you haven't seen one, then I guess they don't exist, right?
"These aren't the droids you're looking for." - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
They don't seem well organized. The entire infrastructure that would have be to be rebuilt is beyond huge. Just the contract section we have is a beyond tremendous asset to all pilots.
From what I've seen, they are fairly well organized for the stage they are in. This stuff doesn't happen overnight. But it's also not rocket science. We have a lot of talent and experience in this pilot group. I see no reason why a new union (whether that would be DPA or something else) could not utilize that talent and experience in a comparable or even better way to how it is being utilized now with ALPA.
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I suspect dues would have to be in the 3 to 5 percent range to get things up and running and provide anything near what ALPA currently provides.
I seriously doubt that. Care to show your math on that one?
Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I know a large number of USAIR pilots. To a man they suppported USAPA. To a man they now admit it was the biggest mistake they have made.
Apples and oranges.
BTW, in case you guys missed it, there's already a very active thread discussing DPA creatively titled, "Delta Pilots Association."
