Originally Posted by
Luftwaffe
Have you shared that specific information regarding “the waste and abuse that continually gets a pass throughout the association” with your Delta pilot representatives??? The “same cadre of guys that are always in the limelight at alpa” are Delta pilots willing to do the work that you are not, because you would rather fly airplanes. It would be nice if everyone could just fly airplanes and no one had to do the work, but that certainly is not the case. Sometimes the work has to be done even when it isn’t fun. Believe it or not, Delta pilots are your union and your representatives. ALPA Int’l is a resource that Delta pilots use. There is NO cushy gig, and perhaps you would know that if you ever had volunteered for something. The fact is, it is all about volunteering, whether it’s to represent, work on a committee, or take your personal extra time to show up to a meeting. That won’t change even if you prefer to make the change to another union that has no resources.
And there are also many pilots who have raised their hands to do the work and been ignored because they have ideas that stray from the status quo.
There are also many good volunteers that have been run off after the merger for the same reason. The same seems to be occurring in Herndon now as well. Of course a system where the Chairman get's to hand out committee positions and flight pay loss as reward for servitude and compliance creates a self-perpetuating system that is not open to new ideas or honest debate. I find it a little odd most of those run off were former NWA
As to a cushy job, no, however the hard work that is done by volunteers does not warrant "bonus" pay opportunities, all while not flying and having weekends and holidays off, not open to line pilots with the same seniority.
