Originally Posted by FlyingViking

Maybe this will do it? Sorry but no.

Haven't been given any good reasons to encourage that behavior. I like solid information before I choose a path....

You are NOT chosing a path by sending in a card, you are giving another union a chance to be voted in, that's all.

Sending in a card IS choosing a path, and not one I want to walk on at this time*.

DPA wants to split apart from other pilots and the largest pilots' union.

Yes, to create a Union for DELTA pilots, not a business to collect more dues.

Our MEC and our members ARE the Union for DELTA pilots. Our voices are being heard....Have you not been paying attention to the changes in LEC leadership in all the recent elections? I see real changes occuring, but I haven't given up yet on the pilots of Delta electing the leaders they want.

Splitting apart is the exact opposite of unification.

And scope is not?

When has ALPA as a national organization loosened scope. The only scope that can be loosened is via the NC bringing a TA to the MEC that contains loosening of scope, the MEC voting in a majority to send the TA to the pilots, and the pilots voting as a majority to accept said TA.

I still don't see how ALPA National has "forced" scope relaxation.

Unification is the action that provides unity.

That's the reason bedhind DPA..

By splintering away from a larger group of pilots?

Unity is the key concept behind the word "union".

A union that splits apart is no longer providing unity.

We are not spliting anything, we are creating a union for Delta pilots, by Delta pilots.

YOU ALREADY HAVE A UNION FOR DELTA PILOTS BY DELTA PILOTS!!!!

The mission of a union is to provide unity.

That's right, so send in your card.

I already have that, so submitting a card to vote on LEAVING a union is not in the spirit of promoting UNITY.

A union that does not fulfill its mission is a failure.

Therefore the idea of DPA is a failure.

The mission of DPA is to better the lifes of Delta pilots, the mission for ALPA is to create revenue.

I always thought the mission of ALPA was "Schedule with Safety". The purpose of DALPA and the members in good standing of DALPA is to better the lives of Delta pilots utilizing the resources that an umbrella organization provides.

You can't provide services without revenue to pay for said services.

"Independent union" is an oxymoron.