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Old 05-03-2011 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
If I was the 88 A I was talking to a week ago I'd tell you about 1996 and who I think DALPA's primary concern is. And that's senior pilots (or at least as senior as the decision makers are at ALPA). If what he talked about was correct (especially when it came to lump sum retirements) then it would similar to what we saw at Continental Express when our ALPA negotiated to end the flow to CAL but guess what, the last qualified person was just junior of the lowest ALPA pilot negotiating the end of the flow. You take care of your own in other words.

Now that might draw the ire of PG or Slow and by all means I just throw it out there for the sake of the dialogue and a retort is always encouraged here. Otherwise, the thread would die.
Not even PG or slow can argue with the history of DALPA protecting their own. Your 88A was correct.
Long ago and far away we had Bill Brown and the 96 contract with the 500 early outs. The MEC in those days was completely and totally corrupt. It can and does happen right here at Mother D. Take a look at the "Ryan Report" some day.