Originally Posted by shiznit

Ok guys.....Time for a refresher.

I'm starting to see the ALPA RJ contradiction coming to rear its ugly head again.

One DC-9 crew earns roughly $21k/month in wages. This equates to $408 in dues, per DC-9 CREW, per month.

One CRJ-900 crew at ASA or Comair earns roughly $11k per month in wages. This equates to $213 in dues, per crew, per month.

***Above does not calculate for better reserve, work rules etc. which would make the disparity even larger once factored in.....


If this holds true, then how is ALPA "the money stealing entity" serving itself by "promoting" an agenda that LOWERS its own sources of revenue?


Many of you posting here view ALPA as "money machine, self-serving interest" that wants to line its own pockets" at the expense of its members. In the same vein, many of those same people state that they are sick and tired of their dues money going to subsidize RJ pilot groups, and that mainline pilots are only getting 20-30% of their money back from dues paid in. This says to me that RJ pilot groups COST money and do not MAKE money for ALPA, so financially it would be more beneficial to eliminate them, right?

WHICH IS IT???? Is ALPA out to make money? OR are they out to promote RJ jobs at the expense of mainline pilot members?

You can't have it both ways.

(Or, are the people who volunteer to help and run for offices to help make the union function truly committed to helping pilots and promoting and improving the profession? (Often with a deck of cards that is often stacked against them in DC.) I dunno, just asking....)