Originally Posted by
PCL_128
ALPA is more than happy to litigate....when there's a basis for litigation.
They are not. I've never seen anything other than advice to ensure litigation never happens. Now ALPA certainly does a lot of litigation, but it's mostly because they have to...because
they are being sued.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
ALPA has fought repeatedly to protect the rights of RLA employees to strike. Your claim has no basis in reality.
The old ALPA has. The new ALPA is all about politics and ensuring their own survival. Witness the litany of comments from ALPA types like yourself using the NMB as the excuse as to why we can't expect very much anymore.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
If the union's demands are so outlandish that the company couldn't possibly agree to them, regardless of how long a strike lasts, then the NMB isn't going to allow a release.
There is nothing about APA's demands that are so outlandish that management couldn't possibly agree to them. They are demanding restoration of what they had years ago - when revenue was strong like it is today. The difference today is that AMR has found a way to use the NMB to block APA's right to strike. This kind of historic abuse must be dealt with. Just like Frank Lorenzo's historic abuse of the bankrupcy laws at Continental Airlines - the laws were changed when congress realized what Frank was doing. But that was back when ALPA wasn't afraid to be a warrior organization. Today's ALPA just wants to get along with DC at all costs.
Carl