This is why ALPA is broken
 

There is (another) open ballot for nominations in 26. We are now supposed to choose between a bunch of people about whom we know nothing unless we just happen to know them. In today's day and age, why can't there be a zoom debate where they each answer questions and talk the issues over?

Our leadership talks about staying off of social media when instead it could be used to fix the problem. I am absolutely fed up with nominations and elections in which all I know about the candidates comes from a bu!!$hit email in which they give a brief resume and promises to "fight for my interests".

This is literally the first step to the next recall as a wolf in sheep's clothing will likely slip by yet again.

Here's a problem too. Go ask your friends at other Legacy's or Regional's or Majors and they'll likely NOT know what a RECALL is in the first place. The bickering and infighting that we have evolved into like 5th graders is the problem. There are internal power struggles with minions being nominated just like manipulating your buddies to be with you on teh student council to vote for FREE PIZZA Friday. We are an UNSERIOUS union. We are opposed by a very SERIOUS company that is dedicated to making our lives difficult at FedSux. Whats imperative is the company is doing a very good job at making our lives miserable and they do it on purpose.

And Merle is right! We need qualified candidates that step up with good intentions to help our interests. Not just in contract negotiations but daily life at FedSux. This company tries to screw you over at every turn. THE EXACT OPPOSITE of any gouge you may have heard about this dumpster fire.

-Bubs

The revolving door of recall would probably at least slow down if there were any reasonable way for us to vet and compare the candidates.

My 121 and 135 union experience mirrors this, reminds me of highschool president elections.

The amount I know about union “leadership”, I might as well just vote based off their last name and photo, which most of the time was what I did

When you have a strong competent Union it’s almost irrelevant who’s the current rep or the next. There’s enough continuity to keep the ship together. Here? 😂

​​​​​​-Bubs

PS, one of the Block 6 nominees was just on Jetflyers a couple days ago saying he’d be in MEM before the sort answering questions. Sounds like a step in the right direction. Would be nice if they could all come in and have a webcast, or “unscripted” type video with a Q&A. That being said, Pizza Pat did a few hub turn meetings. Look how that turned out..

A zoom debate is the answer. Ask a bank of standard questions and have a period prior to the debate for submitted questions. Leave it up and accessible via the ALPA website until the election.

This isn't that hard.

ALPA itself cannot do this for elections. So it would take a pilot in that block / council to ask all the candidates if they would do something like this, and for someone to organize it. For someone to send out a campaign letter cost 50 dollars. So the money would also need to be spent to let the pilots know this event would take place. It can easily happen, someone just has to organize it, and that person can't be ALPA getting into a labor election. So if you are in the council, reach out to the reps and get one setup. I think it is a great idea, someone just has to execute it. You could probably record it, since it is not an ALPA sanctioned event, and have it on youtube for other people to watch and cast their votes. Again with everyone's permission, just need an organizer. But a DART to get full confirmation wouldn't be the worst idea.

Most reps wannabes put their phone number or email in their campaign literature.

You could, you know, just call them. You're likely to get better answers than in a group setting.

​​​​​​​If you don't like what you hear, you can always campaign against them. The campaign emails you see go out don't have to be from the candidate.

Bingo. Call these guys. We are talking a small town, not a congressional election. If they lie to you, come on line and say it.

Or be like EMBFlyer, and just make **** up.