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Originally Posted by rickair7777
As far as that comparison paper goes, the MAG MEC is guilty of gross failure to check to their facts or outright lying, one of the two. I don't think they checked ANY of their research, probably just sat down over dinner and made that stuff up based on what they thought they remembered hearing from offline jumpseaters over the years.
MAG pilots: Don't buy it.
Unfortunately Rick, most do. It's awful.
There are a lot of po'd people at MAG, but the problem is that most will not do anything about it! They just let the company JRA them, they let them do whatever they want to them. They don't hold the union accountable for anything.
Believe me, if I thought that by becoming a non-paying dues member that my career at another future alpa carrier wouldn't be jeopardized, I'd do it in a heart beat. I hate the fact I pay money to those scumbags and I get absolutely nothing for it in return. I know where the money goes too, I've seen the balance sheets.
If I had the time to run for FO rep I'd do it. But I can't guarantee that I'd be able or willing to allocate enough personal time to do the job properly. A lot of our reps have that same problem, but they don't care enough to put ALPA above their other priorities. If you are going to be a rep or another MEC member, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO, so I don't want to hear any excuses of why you can't do this and why you can't answer your phone. Heck half of them turn their phones off at 5pm Friday and don't return calls until Monday.