Originally Posted by
Xray678
I passed through the lounge in ATL the other day, and the DPA and ALPA folks were there. I stopped by to talk to chat to the DPA folks. They were nice, listened to what I had to say quietly and respectfully, and then gave me some of their thoughts. My humble impression, they know they can't win and are looking for some kind of settlement.
That said, after I walked deeper into the lounge, I was accosted by the ALPA folks. I tried to tell them why I was not happy with ALPA, and almost before I could get the words out of my mouth, they were on my like a pack of dogs. Not one of them was actually taking the time to hear what I had to say. I learned all I really need to know about ALPA that day. They don't care what we want or what we have to say. They pretend they do...but they don't.
Not sure DPA is the answer, but something needs to change.
You must be a Captain. Last year I tried to talk to one of the ALPA reps and he blew me off as if I wasn't standing there, and I'm sorry, I'm hard to miss. He did go over to talk to a Captain friend of his, explained what he was doing there and asked him if there was anything he wanted ALPA to be doing and the Captain said get rid of the Airbuses.
Died mustache and all. Incredibly rude. But I just assumed he was the only one and moved on and will continue to do so until another one blows me off.
And no I haven't sent a DPA card in. Although I might just yet. I would send in a IBT one though if asked.