In 2001, when I was at Piedmont (dch-8) they never made mesa stand up for a decent rj contract. So they allowed the fight to the bottom to begin on the rj front. the rj's were awarded to them instead of a wholly owned airline where the wages and benefits would have been tons better. I never got off reserve in over two years and got displaced 5 times in 13 months.

In 2004 when United went bankrupt I was at Air Wisconsin Airlines. Where was alpa national to fight the Startup Gojet and the nonunion carrier Skywest from undercutting our work and bypassing the transstates contract. I was displaced and we lost our industry leading contract.

In 2008 where were my alpa brothers at Delta and Northwest when they bought Midwest Airlines. It took Delta and republic just over 3 months to destroy us with no word or action from any branch of alpa (natioanal, DAPLA, NWALPA). Everyone at the company lost their jobs.

Now I'm at Virgin. I am loving my life, and have never been treated better. If ALPA ever shows it's face around here you have one guaranteed NO vote right here. Alpa is a farce of an organization. They don't stand for anything unless your are a top ten percenter at a legacy. There is no national voice, now common action. Just a bunch of selfish *******s trying to screw everybody else so they can keep whats "rightfully theirs". I am done hoeing the high road for a group of people that don't give one crap about me or my family. They have not done one thing that has benefited me in my whole ten years of dues.

You want insurance? Buy Aflac! Its cheaper!

Rant over...

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