Originally Posted by
Need4Speed
The position the IPA took in the early 90's was clearly a critical misstep, and has cost the IPA membership dearly - in many ways.
Well, this is not the early 90's anymore. I was not here back then, so I don't know what the leadership was thinking. My guess is a certain leave us alone and you FQM's can do your own thing attitude. Obviously things have changed at UPS over the past 20 years, and it has not been for the better. I have no problem with the union doing everything they can to make sure the airline within the airline crap stops! If they want to fly a banner over your house on Sunday morning, then I go for it. What you think is a "uselss token" is probably going to help get rid of the current system.
As far as insults, I have not read too many here. I just read many facts that you may take as an insult because sometimes the truth hurts. You guys are doing the jobs that should be done by IPA pilots. No other airline does what UPS does, for a reason. Not many airlines treat the pilots here the way it does. I am a liability here, not an employee. I know many great FQM's here at UPS. In fact, I will go as far to say that I only know a couple of FQM's here that I don't think very much of. That does not change the fact that times have changed from the early 90's and this separate airline crap has got to go!