Make yourself standing available? Latest email from JS, more issues it seems. Not me, I'm sitting at home enjoying a cold one today.

Fly the contract, fly safe, stay strong.

 

"I don't see the point of bickering over being a MEC officer or a representative. Those people don't have power over anything and are working for free."

Are you freeking stupid? or just up to the MEC's belly button in your attempt to kiss arse?

"Those people DON'T HAVE POWER OVER ANYTHING"?????????

They have ALL THE POWER OVER EVERYTHING.!!!!!!!

No wonder they get by with what they do, we're collectively stupid. Geez

 

The help email is out...I'm sure JA and all his little free relief helpers will be out in full force shortly....

 

Aside from the vague but constant bickering on here, the email yesterday was the first I've heard of it. I don't even know what article 8 is. I'm not on anyone's side. I want us to be unified and secure the contract we deserve.

 

Last I checked my LEC reps work at my direction and the MEC chairman and negotiating committee work at their direction

 

JS mene laittaakukko suussa ja vittuun .

 

I just can't stand it any longer. (some of you will rejoice I'm sure that you've yanked my chain )

Qotsaautopilot just wrote: "Last I checked my LEC reps work at my direction and the MEC chairman and negotiating committee work at their direction"


No the LEC reps don't work at your direction (unless you're one of the insiders who worked to get them elected), once elected they do whatever they please. NOTHING we do, short of a recall, has any control over the decisions the reps make. Period. We can force certain actions on them, like putting recall on a meeting agenda by gaining the appropriate number of signatures on an official petition, but we can't make them make decisions by our direction.

We can pass resolutions at local meetings, but those do NOT carry any weight.

You're correct about the MEC Chair (and Vice Chair, Sec/Treas, and NC Chair) and Committee Chairs working for the Master Council.

All of which places responsibility directly on the shoulders of the six elected reps. I'll second gopro, they have the power over everything. Don't be so quick to give them a pass please.

 

This just came my way............

Paul-

I'm curious- your message would imply that somehow ALPA National is colluding with me in an inappropriate way-

Would this be the same ALPA National that covered your salary to the tune of $162,000 and used MY dues dollars to pay for resources to get your job back when you got canned at Trans States for pass travel fraud?

Keep ALPA National out of it-they got it right.

If you'd of accepted the MEC's deal we offered you to step down peacefully none of this would have happened. But no, rather than being a true trade unionist realizing you no longer had the confidence of your bosses (the MEC) and doing what was best for the pilots, you chose to fight and disrupt.

Just so you know, your good pal Todd totally threw you and Chris under the bus- the vote was a solid 6/6 to replace you. That was until Todd found out there was no support for him to fill your position from the MEC after he lobbied each one of us and then he flipped. It's true. Ask any of us.

And to the on your dime comment, don't worry- we will be complying with the constitution and bylaws and be posting all expenses on the website for every volunteer including their FPL. Transparency- it's what we promised and what we will deliver. Oh and no more ALPA drops over holidays either.

I'm sure you'll get questioned as to what you did for over $77,000 in dues dollars last year. I sure the hell would like to know. All I can see is you send out snarky emails.

Jason and I didn't win anything because there was nothing to win- the charges were without merit. Just a bitter old angry small group trying to hold onto power and using whatever disruptive tools they can even if it isn't in the pilot group's best interest.

But that's ok- we know the recall attempt will be coming. I know the pilots will choose the right path as they always do. And we will again prevail. And you'll continue to look more foolish and lose more credibility. My advice? Enjoy your boat peacefully and the new contract we will obtain for you and stop the disruptive behavior.

It's a new Sprit and a new ALPA. That is a fact. The old guard's interest is not aligned with the new path.

James Ackerman
SPA MEC Chairman
LEC 77 Vice-Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l
208.841.5258

On Aug 1, 2015, at 00:06, paul hopkins <[email protected]> wrote


James-
Congrats on getting the ALPA National organization to sweep your misdeeds under the rug. We all knew that's how it was going to happen from the outset- that's how it works. That's what they do. I expected nothing less.
However, you and I know that you are are, and always will be- a fraud and charlatan.
Enjoy your time off on my dime while you give away sections of our contract that you didn't fight for.
Kind Regards,
Paul Hopkins
(314) 691 2074

 

Is this a thread for Spirit pilots to talk about goings on at Spirit Airlines, or a FRICKIN SOAP OPERA!!! Please, please, please enough with the he said, she said, whining, *****ing and moaning about what he did, about what he said, about how he is, just stop it. I think I speak for everyone when I say this is a new company, this is a new contract and this is a new majority of pilots, the old quibbling is and should be done with.

 

Wow, really guys? Posting private emails on a web forum. embarrassing, you guys are professionals, act like it.