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Old 02-13-2013 | 09:07 AM
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Does anyone else find it ironic that when the Catholics choose a new Pope they lock themselves in a room and don't come out til they got a new one yet it takes the better half of a decade to get a new contract at some regionals? I'm not a Catholic but ALPA needs to take a lesson from them.
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Old 02-13-2013 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DryMotorBoatin
Does anyone else find it ironic that when the Catholics choose a new Pope they lock themselves in a room and don't come out til they got a new one yet it takes the better half of a decade to get a new contract at some regionals? I'm not a Catholic but ALPA needs to take a lesson from them.
amen to that brother.
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Old 02-13-2013 | 09:41 AM
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yeah and when my greedy ALPA MEC salaried reps resign they should get struck by lightning...twice.
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DryMotorBoatin
Does anyone else find it ironic that when the Catholics choose a new Pope they lock themselves in a room and don't come out til they got a new one yet it takes the better half of a decade to get a new contract at some regionals? I'm not a Catholic but ALPA needs to take a lesson from them.
If you took a vow of poverty, I'm sure the process would move quickly.
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by DryMotorBoatin
Does anyone else find it ironic that when the Catholics choose a new Pope they lock themselves in a room and don't come out til they got a new one yet it takes the better half of a decade to get a new contract at some regionals? I'm not a Catholic but ALPA needs to take a lesson from them.
Double Amen!
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
If you took a vow of poverty, I'm sure the process would move quickly.
Making the decision to be a regional pilot is a vow of poverty.
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:31 AM
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Does the Pope need 1500 hours and a written exam, or does he get an exemption?
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by AtlCSIP
Does the Pope need 1500 hours and a written exam, or does he get an exemption?
"Does the Pope wear a funny hat?"
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Old 02-13-2013 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by xjtguy
"Does the Pope wear a funny hat?"
I thought that hat was stylin'!
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Old 02-13-2013 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DryMotorBoatin
Does anyone else find it ironic that when the Catholics choose a new Pope they lock themselves in a room and don't come out til they got a new one yet it takes the better half of a decade to get a new contract at some regionals? I'm not a Catholic but ALPA needs to take a lesson from them.
I'm pretty sure its your management, not ALPA, that likes to drag negotiations on for years and years. I am Catholic, and I hope that if ALPA was to learn anything from the Church, it would be the folly of protecting the bureaucracy at the expense of the well-being of the flock.
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