Originally Posted by
shiznit
I'm against wasting time and lots of MY dues $$$ on a dead issue when we have less than 9 months until openers can be exchanged and our time and effort needs be focused on that. I hope that my elected reps are being good stewards of our dues dollars and resources to make sure they are being utilized in the most effective manner possible.
........and people want to gripe about a catered lunch during MEC meetings? Do you realize how much going to court in corporate law cases cost?
Remember, USAPA is millions of dollars in the red because they are going to court/arbitration on issues that they cannot win and wasting their members' dues money in the process.
It was a FAIL to let the loophole stay open even once, but its water under the bridge at this point. Accept it and move on, work to eliminate the problem going forward...........
As Bar often says, "don't put a dollar value on a pilot job", "unity for all pilots is the only way to save this profession." (summarized by me)
Shiznit,
I'm normally with ya, but I'm starting to look at this differently. While I don't want my dues money wasted anymore than the next guy, and I agree that USAPA is taking way too many poor stands, I think sometime you just have to take on a bully knowing full well you'll get your a$$ kicked. There are a couple good poker analogies here too, but I digress.
Is this a place to make our scope stand? I think so, because it will send the message we're serious later on. I think we blinked with Compass (fNWA) and now they are back for more lunch money.
JMHO,
Ferd <-------6'2 - 125 pound bully magnet as a freshman in high school. Thank gawd I was fast