... took a major industry wide stance, against external powers/pressures, to improve the career of airline pilots?

I ask this because there are so many things out there that ALPA has just rolled over and made a little noise (or none at all), and yet not made something happen. Countless things have come through against our careers, or been promised and not lived up to standards. I'm sick of it. I want to finally see a "win" for pilots with something... anything...

> TSA scanners
> Crewpass
> Rest rules
> Age 65
> Expansion of regional flying
> Railway labor act
> Bankrupcy atrocities
> First Officer ATP requirements

Why can't ALPA just take a stand and use the amazing collective power of ALPA pilots to make SOMETHING happen for us? Take a stance for once! Every "win" we've had has been a compromise almost negating any wins we've gained with losses in other areas (ie: rest rules... more hours of flying a day?? ... supporting an ATP with college class credits???). There have been COUNTLESS opportunities for us to take advantage of situations presented to us (such as the Colgan crash) and yet ALPA does nothing but send out a few mushy emails with pictures of Prater looking like the toughest walrus in the world.

If every ALPA pilot walked off the job tomorrow, the entire global economy would collapse. We have power beyond belief, but are pushed around like a 4th grader getting his lunch money stolen on the playground.