Originally Posted by vyperdriver

not Necessarily DPA, although DPA might work. While there us strength in size, I believe ALPA has exceeded its useful size. Our wagon, whether we like it or not is tied to National. If we have a national presence and Uniteds ALPA brings a POS like they have to the pilots, that impacts us, true it would impact us if APA did this as well, but the utter lack of cross talk is concerning. I am aware of what national does, but is it really worth the 10s of millions we lose to them every year??? Does our union work for us, or national. I personally would enjoy a union focused entirely on us. With a spine to actually call out the leadership. Although I will admit the BOD letter was a good start. I would like to see a wholesale re-write of the by laws and administration of DALPA. Something akin to disincentivising life long representatives vies a vie how our congress has become a static echo chamber of career politicians.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

The hardest working pilots I have ever seen at Delta are ALPA reps. I may disagree with them on issues but never have I questioned that they work their asses off.

Originally Posted by Scoop

I am sure most of them work very hard but for some reason with a few, once they start DALPA work they never ever want to return to the line - why is that? It seems to me that some guys get addicted to the FPL. Where am I going wrong?

Scoop

Originally Posted by 3 green

I had a scheduling rep tell me a few years ago, that if he took one phone call about ALPA work he could drop a trip with pay. Then talk on the phone 5 minutes and greenslip afterwards I 'm not sure if that is still standard operating practice, but it could explain why guys never want to return to the line.

Originally Posted by 3 green

I had a scheduling rep tell me a few years ago, that if he took one phone call about ALPA work he could drop a trip with pay. Then talk on the phone 5 minutes and greenslip afterwards I 'm not sure if that is still standard operating practice, but it could explain why guys never want to return to the line.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

In that case they would never fly a trip. Both guys I knew took at least 2 dozen calls a day.

Originally Posted by NuGuy

Not what he's saying at all. What's going on at UAL has to do with National ALPA politics. It's an election year, and the gears are turning.

Originally Posted by CBreezy

Yeah. This doesn't at all seem to be accurate. Further, I know many of the scheduling guys that fly regular lines.

Originally Posted by Nantonaku

In my experience the regionals have better ALPA support than Delta. I haven’t been impressed.