Originally Posted by
Fishfreighter
So let me get this straight...
You guys blame ALPA for:
1. Age 65. You think that somehow ALPA was going to stop the ICAO steamroller that was heading America's way?
2. Your old contract was gutted when your company used the OLD bankrupcy laws to abrogate it. And yet, you give no credit to ALPA for aggressive lobbying to CHANGE those old bankruptcy laws so it can never happen again.
3. You were furloughed by your COMPANY. ALPA was at fault. Not oil prices, not 9-11, not poor management...ALPA.
And because of that you fly an A320 for less than regional turboprop wages to get back at ALPA.
God, I hope your wearing goggles while you've got your head stuck in that sandbank.
A few things, and I'm not even UAL.
1. ALPA should have had the BALLS to say "folks, we can't stop it and it's going to happen." Instead, they wanted to spin it so that it appeared they were victorious and that it was desired by the membership.
2. Where was ALPA when previous airlines were having their contracts gutted through the BK process?