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Originally Posted by Tomcat
(Post 618928)
This is where I become disenchanted with ALPA. In a perfect world, ALPA would be setting the standard for the professional pilot; pay, scope, retirement, medical, disability, training, safety, etc. What about the young pilot at ASA, Comair, or other Regionals in his or her 20's and 30's that will start a family and want to own a home and send their kids to college. Is ALPA serving them properly? Is ALPA setting the standard for their career? Well, obviously it's not a perfect world and ALPA is collecting dues from all of us, but are they making the "Industry" better, or are we keeping the status quo, or moving backwards?
I look at the ALPA monthly magazine and it just seems like a whole bunch of back slapping going on, but absolutely no teeth. Or to quote and old tv commercial, "where's the beef"? |
Originally Posted by Fly4hire
(Post 618959)
Most ALPA (Nat) correspondence goes straight to the recycle bin. I haven't looked, but I'd be happy if there was an opt on for ALL paper from ALPA.
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire
(Post 618891)
Steenland or one of our previous illustrious DAL-N exec's was once overheard commenting "think how much money we could make if we didn't have any employees"........
How do these folks tie their shoes? |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 618844)
and as long as fuel does not go where it was, we will band aid the problem for a few more years.
Interesting briefings...I think I have the Oil/Energy one that discusses the trip wire for the skyrocketing oil prices - Saudi's swing production dropped dramatically one month...BAM. |
Originally Posted by CVG767A
(Post 618955)
For several years, my ALPA magazine had never even made it out of the plastic wrapper before going in the trash. About two years ago, I finally called ALPA, and told them not to bother sending it anymore.
Too much self-promotion and too little useful information. What a waste of paper-- I did the same thing... ALPA national is about as useful as it's magazine. I am really not sure if ALPA national is competent enough to represent the worlds largest airline. The union no longer represents the best interest of mainline pilots. I would strongly consider a new 'Delta Pilots Union' that would defend ALL 12,000+ DAL pilots on the property. |
Originally Posted by whaledriver1
(Post 619029)
I would strongly consider a new 'Delta Pilots Union' that would defend ALL 12,000+ DAL pilots on the property.
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Originally Posted by whaledriver1
(Post 619029)
I would strongly consider a new 'Delta Pilots Union' that would defend ALL 12,000+ DAL pilots on the property.
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Originally Posted by CVG767A
(Post 618955)
Too much self-promotion and too little useful information. What a waste of paper-- http://www.dundermifflin.com/images/...ranch_team.jpg so think twice about not not wasting paper. But here is a hard question, what is a bigger waste of paper, ALPA Magazine or 5 pages of ATL NOTAMS? :D And if you haven't flown into ATL lately, I'd be more than happy to paste all of those notams. :) |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 619058)
But here is a hard question, what is a bigger waste of paper, ALPA Magazine or 5 pages of ATL NOTAMS? :D And if you haven't flown into ATL lately, I'd be more than happy to paste all of those notams. :) |
10/28 PAPI OTS UFN... I always loved that one. You look beside the runway and see that it's not even installed.
Plus half of those NOTAMs are talking about cranes. |
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