I read his letter and he is clear. He wants to protect those of us who, when sick, properly use sick leave. If you abuse sick leave ( lie, commit fraud, etc. ) it's time to change your ways. Who could have a problem with that?

 

I am totally against sick leave abuse, but that should be up to the Chief Pilots to crack down on. I do not want a union rep cracking down and getting anyone fired. They should be like lawyers, defend pilots even when they don't like what they did.

 

I do. My ALPA rep is supposed to be my advocate, his or her personal opinion of my actions are not relevant. If he or she thinks I am a sick leave abuser or believes I am not entitled to full rights regarding the PWA then they are unable to preform the duty of union representative. Anything less than the attitude and demeanor of a defense is unacceptable.

The 2%ers are the holders of the line whether you like it or not. There will be plenty of attack from management, the union is the defense. If this doesn't apply to the 2% then will it apply to you in an unforeseen situation? Why do you pay dues? If you want out of the union just remove yourself from dues check off and let your good standing expire. Then trade in the uniform for a suit.

I pay more in union dues than any teamster truck driver or UAW factory worker, I better get at least the same level of advocacy if not the proportional amount more. This is why people say ALPA is not a union.

 

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down...

Guess what? It's not all about the sick leave.

Some of us just want to be repaid for what we invested.

 

He doesn't grasp the concept of DFR.

He thinks he's still in the Air Force.

 

It has always been the CP's responsibiity to crack down on sick leave abusers. The abuser would be getting himself fired.

A lawyer who aids a client in committing perjury runs the risk of being disbarred or even worse. The Rep is there to protect the member, but if he knew the member was lying about the use of sick leave he is under no obligation to aid in the fraud.

 

[QUOTE=notEnuf;1988842]I do. My ALPA rep is supposed to be my advocate, his or her personal opinion of my actions are not relevant. If he or she thinks I am a sick leave abuser or believes I am not entitled to full rights regarding the PWA then they are unable to preform the duty of union representative. Anything less than the attitude and demeanor of a defense is unacceptable.


Of course he is your advocate when it comes to the PWA. And we are not talking about opinions. If you abuse sick leave and he KNOWS it, you are outside the protections afforded by the PWA and he is under no obligation to defend your abuse.

 

Serious question, not trying to be flippant. Who are the "2%ers?"

 

Agreed. If the pilot confesses fraud OK.

By the same token, defense attorneys represent the guilty all the time and do so without compromising themselves. How he "knew" is pure speculation and completely unprofessional. A defense attorney never asks the question, Are you guilty? It doesn't matter he is obligated to defend his client. The DFR reference means: duty of fair representation regardless of bias and without conflict of interest.

DPA has been screaming this for years and whether you support them or not they are right. ALPA has an obligation to represent the pilots employing them (by payment of dues) and no other. Before you slap a disparaging DPA label on me, I am holding my expired DPA card for the one last chance to get it right.

 

Oh, I agree. Same here!