It takes 6.9 seconds to furnish it for TSA/Gate Agent/Captain. If it's so airline employees give "one of us" treatment (I.e. FAs asking if you want a water)... your Luggage Works bag, black dress shoes/black pants/collared shirt likely gave it away.

I rock my hot pink/purple airbus lanyard from toulouse, unless there is an alpa contract lanyard. But I do have my alpa pin on my tie. Gotta keep sticking it to company with my hot pink/purple manufacturer lanyard unless the union one is more obnoxious... lol

They changed the FOM to require basic colors (Blue, Black, Red, White) after the Lime Green lanyard campaign of C19. Surprised they didn’t do it after the Orange of C15 TA2…

That said, it only says the fabric has to be that color. The box with lettering can be bold typeface and Yellow if they want. Make it like the LCA/SLI lanyard, big yellow box with APLA and rhe phrase of choice. Perfectly legal! The more obnoxious the better!

I managed to find an old FOM pdf from early 2019, long before the lime green lanyard came out. The color restrictions you quoted were already in there. The restrictions were added during the orange C15 campaign. The lime green lanyard was never compliant.

We should be giving as much regard to uniform policy as management gives to our contract, especially during protracted negotiations.

I guess I forgot which 'loud' lanyard campaign drove that change, just that it did. Thanks for finding that.

Yeah in the 7 years I have had it I have never once been asked about it and been into talk with many ACP's/CP's during that time. It's an official AB lanyard so they really can't hate the game.

Every time I see someone else with the yellow bag tag I make it a point to let them know how good it looks. (Then I talk to the tag and tell it “thanks for showing up today!”)

I put the ALPA pin on my lanyard. That way blazer season or not, the ALPA pin isn’t forgotten.

Just for the employee food court discount.

Also 6.9 seconds to pull out an ID from a pocket / bag / behind a zip-up jacket. Or, you just ask for the discount.. airport employees can tell who "incognito pilots" are just about as easy as we all can.

I've been wearing my ALPA lanyard since the day ALPA handed them out. As a very young and clueless pilot at my regional I went to an ALPA council meeting with my sim partner (upgrading CA) and learned a lot about ALPA and the importance of unity.

I used to wear a pin in my tie but it would always get caught on shoulder harnesses, etc. so I got out of the habit. Is everyone putting the ALPA pin over that red design thing they put on the tie or somewhere else?

Lanyard, right above the "V". FOM compliant, too.

Mine is right above the quick disconnect clip for the ID card and below the stitching for the V. Also one on my bag, with my presidents circle pin.

I get it but my comment was mostly sarcasm. (a tip of the FOM compliant hat to the cheapos amongst us... me) Now I am wondering if my plain black tie is still compliant. Seeing more logo ties lately.

I only wear a lanyard out of uniform when on the jumpseat. Otherwise I don't wear it in the back obviously. That way I maintain my incognito cover which certainly isn't blown by my crew bags, my polo and black pants, or my mustache.

The average traveler can't even find their seat in an airplane with numbers and letters for them to sit in. Now even the friggin IFE has the seat number on it.

I could care less if other crew see me in incognito mode. They and some airport staff are the only ones coherent enough to see or care. The family of 5 going to MCO chasing 3 ADHD kiddos ain't gonna care that I have black pants and some cool guy luggage.

That's where mine is. And also on my lapel during horse blanket season.

I guess I thought it was obvious that I was being sarcastic. I agree with you. I don’t really care.

I always wear ALPA lanyard, bag tags, and lapel pins. But I confess Im not planning on taking my Yeti mug with the "don't drink the coolaide" sticker to captain leadership course for my first Delta upgrade.

My mere existence sometimes draws the ire of the old guard types (esp. the ones with whom "DEI" and "inclusion" are trigger words), so I don't wanna pile it on in DCLC of all places.

Wise move or missed opportunity? Idk but I'm inclined to play it safe till I'm done with training. Then "don't drink the coolaide" sticker goes with me everywhere.

They just sent ALPA pins in the swag envelope. There is no excuse for not wearing it.

Anxiously awaiting my 30 year pin so I can raise an eyebrow and congratulate the pilots I fly with for getting their 1-5-10-20 year pins.

(The ornery side of me wants to buy a 1 year pin off Ebay and wear it for yucks)

Congrats on your jackpot win being hired under 35 years old and then adding an additional 5 years of top earner status. I'll never see a 30 year pin. And yes, for the record this is sarcasm, and I AM jealous.

Ah, well that's where you're wrong. (but thanks for replying)

ALPA membership supersedes Delta hiring. ALPA actually tracks this. ALPA membership at previous carriers is a thing and pins are distributed on that basis.

I believe ALPA generally does well by it's pilots. I didn't understand this in the early years.

I'm jealous of the pilots who'll see the 40 year pin, although I'll be long retired and riding on an S3B in the back before I see it. With years of GS/SS/IA pay to boost their retirement earnings. On compound interest.

(If my spectacles even work.)

Everyone will be super impressed!

I KNOW!

That's why I'll shine it more than my shoes!

The sarcasm was meant in jest. I'm on airline 3 of 3 and not all were ALPA. Sadly my ALPA pin will never reflect my true years in the industry. Still jealous.

I'm very glad ALPA does this. It makes the point that despite the best efforts of the RLA, union membership goes beyond just whichever company you work for. You just made me realize I will get a 40 year pin, should my health hold up, so that's cool. I may be newish to this company but I'm not new to this industry.

Yeah, I think it's great too.

Having re-read it I see now.

*High fives*