Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I can live with ALPA or DPA, as long as restoring our profession and our careers is the focus. I have seen a few signs of ALPA beginning to embrace this (mainly from talking to some of the reps), but it's way too early to tell about the new MEC administration and whether it will change to a "bottom up" structure.
If you're seeing that, it's great. I can't remember what the RLA says with regard to when section 6 openers can be exchanged. It's either 18 months prior or 6 months prior to the amendable date. If it's 18 months prior, then DPA will have to have 51% really soon.
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
Also, I do not know how you solve the conflict of interest at ALPA National.
If the DPA drive fails, the only way to mitigate ALPA national's sickening conflict of interest will be to put enormous pressure on our reps. We will have to remind them constantly of what they said to us about the importance of scope. We'll have to remind them constantly that it's OK to ignore the ALPA "experts" who tell us that RJ's are good for Delta. We'll have to remind them constantly to ignore the new ALPA president when he says that RJ's are good for Delta.
We will have to beat our reps up so badly, that they'll have the courage to stand up to the tremendous leverage and financial pressure exerted by ALPA national. It will be a tall order, but we'll all have to be more vocal than ever before to our reps. Otherwise, the regionals will grow at the expense of Delta pilots. And that growth will be aided by the union dues of Delta pilots.
Carl