Have you done ALPA work at NK before? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Yes A 320 has been a Spirit ALPA volunteer. Safety in 2008 & 2009 IIRC.

I can verify the "Spirit ALPA doesn't want any volunteers that might disagree with the politics of the MEC" story. I have volunteered for non political open positions and was turned down . They would rather leave the position vacant than let one of us have it.

Do they wonder why they have opposition?

I am not taking sides, I am solely curious -- how do you know you were discriminated against due to your views against the MEC? What was your experience and qualifications and what was the position you applied for?

Maybe it is time to bury the ax, Skybolt. All this started started a long time ago, 7 or 8 years ago, maybe earlier?

OK, let's see. What would constitute 'burying the ax'?
1. Don't run for office.
2. Don't question the MEC
3. Don't expect accountability
4. Don't ask about trip drops
5. Don't use message boards to discuss your politics
6. Don't try to volunteer for any positions
7. Don't apply to be an instructor.

Is that what you had in mind?

Maybe it's time to bury the ax? What makes you think I am carrying, or swinging, an ax?

If you think I've been carrying an ax, what would you say if I did something like recall a rep, or present a resolution to dump the negotiators.

Let me help your side out a wee bit. While you guys work to assassinate my legacy, many others are working to make our union a more member friendly/member responsive association. If you think that the only thing holding us back is me, you're seriously underestimating the anger felt by a large portion of your fellow pilots. I could assume horizontal tomorrow and your problems wouldn't go away.

Take this for what it's worth, but you guys might want to try and show some positive leadership instead of fighting shadows. Because our chance of making contractual gains doesnt depend on me, it depends on whether or not you guys can unify a factured pilot group.

But I'm sure that y'all will continue to play the same old game. Go ahead, while you're worried about me, pilots that dont know either me nor you will dump both our teams. I'm OK with that.

Thank You Orbit!

Give it a rest guys. We're all on the same team here. Strength in numbers..

Mark my words, several years from now, no one will be able to agree which side of this mess caused us more damage in our battle to reach parity with our peers. Two things will be for sure, it will have cost us all hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of our careers due to delayed and lowered achievements, and Miramar will laugh at how little they had to do to make that happen.

I guess that is a no...

However, I don't buy the list. You guys have been working against, and doing your best to undermine the SPA ALPA leadership ever since your guys HL/RG lost the FLL LEC election. What year was that?
Can you blame the SPA ALPA leadership and the pilot group as a whole for being a little suspicious of your intentions?

We know you guys have talents, and can contribute. But you can't go in with the "my way or the highway" mentality.