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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
I've been suspicious for some time now about ALPA national's agenda. Those suspicions were erased today by the latest Air Line Pilot magazine. The following is part of an interview of Capt Moak on page 12:

ALPA staff: What do you think are or should be ALPA's highest priorities in collective bargaining? Contract enforcement? Safety? Security?

Capt Moak: "...Local pilot leaders chart the course of negotiations and - through consensus of their members - make the decisions on priorities. At the national and international level, our highest priority is to help pilot leaders at different carriers visualize favorable contract patterns across the industry and provide the resources to reach a contract that ensures the greater good for the entire profession. Contracts that focus solely on self-interests will inevitably lower the high standards that this union has established for eight decades and in the end hurt all of us."

This should put to rest the myth that local leaders do the negotiating and decide their own contracts. I'm posting this on the DPA thread as well for those here that don't know about it.


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Originally posted by Gloopy


Carl

Maybe that is good news and what he really means by that is he intends to withhold signature on any PWA that does not contain adequate gains all around, including scope recapture. That would certainly be for the greater good, right? I'm sure that's what he meant...




Guys,

This is great news, maybe ALPA will start pushing for higher Pilot entry standards - sort of like Doctors and Lawyers do. You know what would be a great start, lets see, Hmmmm, how about an Airline Transport Rating (ATP) to act as an Airline Transport Pilot? Short of that, how about at least raising the minimum hours required to 1500?

Either of these measures would be a great start to enable us " .... to reach a contract that ensures the greater good for the entire profession."

It would really help the connection Pilots raise their compensation levels which would be good for the whole industry. Just thinking about this plan is giving me a whole new respect for the ALPA long term strategy for the Profession.

I think that I am going to, huh,

"Whats that you say?"

"ALPA is against the 1500 hour rule?"

"Surely you are mistaken - I cant think of a better way to help elevate the whole profession from the bottom up."

"Well, ALPA is not really against the proposed 1500 hour rule, that would be a disastrous position to take with the DPA effort picking up momentum. Lets just say that ALPA supports the proposed rule, but with enough loopholes to gut it and seriously water it down."

"Yes, we wouldn't want regional costs to go up as the spokesmen for the regional airline associational has said would happen if the proposed 1500 hour rule went into affect."

"Well thats true, rising costs could be bad for Pilots."

"Specifically, what costs would go up?"

"Pilot salaries at the regionals."

"But, isn't that the......., Oh crap, I give up, nevermind."


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