Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

DALPA is now my biggest concern...not ALPA. I initially believed that acl65pilot was right when he said all our LEC reps understood the importance of scope, and that we should just not worry about it. After all, our LEC reps are the ones that will give direction to the MEC and the negotiating committee. The fact that "Scope" seems to be a prohibited word to use among all DALPA communication, I began to have concerns. I thought I knew my reps, and where they stood. It looks like I'm wrong. In one of the system's most junior bases (DTW), I know that a vast majority of our base's pilots place scope restoration extrememly high. But it's clear that our council 20 chairman has no concerns about our current scope or joint ventures. None. Our council 20 #2 guy has not responded to me in months. Our council 20 #3 guy has sent out stuff in writing that makes him look like a serious scope hawk. But now guys here are saying he is all talk, and 100% cave in when the time comes.

So, my biggest concern appears to be true. Our local pilots get it. Our local pilots are communicating it. Our local reps do NOT agree...and they're all newly elected. Sigh...

Carl