Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Really. Did you miss the new president's statement saying that his highest priority in negotiations is to use all of ALPA national's resources to ensure that contracts are negotiated based on what's best for the profession as a whole, and not be self-serving?
Carl
Here's what he really said: (emphasis added)
ALP: What do you think are or should be ALPA’s highest priorities in collective bargaining? Contract enforcement? Safety? Security?
Moak: There is a myth that exists that suggests that ALPA headquarters drives the agenda at the local level. That’s simply not true.
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.