ALPA files with the NMB on behalf of the Colgan Pilots!!
06-13-2007 | 07:29 PM
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From: WB Bunkie
MEC = Master Executive Council. Basically they are the guys who run the union at the airline. The strength, integrity and basically all characteristics of the union vary drastically from airline to airline. ALPA national doesn't do much more than collect the 2% from your paycheck. Each MEC is a democracy that is put into place by the pilots and NOT watched over at all by national.
I hate to beat a dead horse but look at Mesa for example. They are ALPA and they have some of the worst work rules in the industy. They are a prime example of the weakness of ALPA national and the precarious position you put yourself in by electing a spineless MEC. Generally ALPA at a regional is no more than a bee sting for management. Its enough to anger them without actually doing any harm or posturing with any real power.
I hate to beat a dead horse but look at Mesa for example. They are ALPA and they have some of the worst work rules in the industy. They are a prime example of the weakness of ALPA national and the precarious position you put yourself in by electing a spineless MEC. Generally ALPA at a regional is no more than a bee sting for management. Its enough to anger them without actually doing any harm or posturing with any real power.
06-14-2007 | 05:25 AM
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MEC = Master Executive Council. Basically they are the guys who run the union at the airline. The strength, integrity and basically all characteristics of the union vary drastically from airline to airline. ALPA national doesn't do much more than collect the 2% from your paycheck. Each MEC is a democracy that is put into place by the pilots and NOT watched over at all by national.
I hate to beat a dead horse but look at Mesa for example. They are ALPA and they have some of the worst work rules in the industy. They are a prime example of the weakness of ALPA national and the precarious position you put yourself in by electing a spineless MEC. Generally ALPA at a regional is no more than a bee sting for management. Its enough to anger them without actually doing any harm or posturing with any real power.
I hate to beat a dead horse but look at Mesa for example. They are ALPA and they have some of the worst work rules in the industy. They are a prime example of the weakness of ALPA national and the precarious position you put yourself in by electing a spineless MEC. Generally ALPA at a regional is no more than a bee sting for management. Its enough to anger them without actually doing any harm or posturing with any real power.
06-14-2007 | 08:39 AM
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From: WB Bunkie
You're (you are) assuming I don't have any other airline experience which isn't quite true. I haven't been around as long as most but ALPA's game isn't too hard to figure out.
I think your experience may tend to make you biased SAAB. You came from a non-union company with sub-par work rules and went to a union airline with great work rules. So you associate non-union with crap and union as good. This doesn't work in every circumstance.
B- unfortunately the management at most regionals don't seem to have any kind of allergic reaction to "bee stings"
I think your experience may tend to make you biased SAAB. You came from a non-union company with sub-par work rules and went to a union airline with great work rules. So you associate non-union with crap and union as good. This doesn't work in every circumstance.
B- unfortunately the management at most regionals don't seem to have any kind of allergic reaction to "bee stings"
Last edited by duvie; 06-14-2007 at 08:45 AM.
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