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Originally Posted by xtreme
How is that list enforced exactly? Never have I seen a captain whip out the list and check when I was jumpseating, nor have I ever seen that happen to anybody else. Just wondering.
"Back in the day" it was done when the Gate Agent walked the J/S request down to the cockpit, and anybody whose name was on the list never made it onto the jetway. I think that after a while, most gave up on jumpseating, rather than risk the hassle and embarrassment of trying to cop a ride.
I don't know any cargo pilots who even carry a copy of the list anymore.
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Originally Posted by captjns
I suppose a large number of those who crossed the picket line have found employment at other airlines where once again they have been welcomed within the fold of ALPA.
I'm pretty sure that reinstatement into ALPA isn't automatic for a scab just because they've been hired by another ALPA carrier. The matter has to be put to a vote by the general membership. If it passes, there are often fines and/or back dues assessed. In other words, under certain circumstances, you can buy your way back in.
Personally, I think they make it way too easy. The decision to scab on one's brothers is a pretty profound statement about the character of that individual. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about that...a self-serving jerk will always be a self-serving jerk. But a vote by ALPA members at a different carrier to bring those individuals back into the Association is almost as bad. In fact, it
could be read as an indication of the integrity and solidarity of that pilot group, and does not reflect well upon them. "Fool me twice..."
IMHO, of course.
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