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A year's worth of dues for a first year Colgan FO is around $200. Call a lawyer and make an appointment, ask him how much that first appointment is going to cost you.

I think I can say one thing thats great about ALPA is the Aero Medical Support team. I have seen many people that have lost there medical and watched ALPA jump in and help get these guys back flying quick. Couple of situations to me were pretty impressive on how they responded to get peoples medicals back.

I am sure all those pilots appreciated paying there dues, probably 10x over!
 
What do you call the last guy in his medical school class?

An ALPA Doctor.

You are better off joining AOPA and using thier medical and legal insurance than you are giving ALPA 2% of your pay.

Remember all ALPA wants is your 2%, do not expect them to work for you once they have the money.
 
What do you call the last guy in his medical school class?

An ALPA Doctor.

You are better off joining AOPA and using thier medical and legal insurance than you are giving ALPA 2% of your pay.

Remember all ALPA wants is your 2%, do not expect them to work for you once they have the money.
Absolutely false, I have dealt with both ALPA and AOPA about a blood pressure issue I had, ALPA was hands down the better organization to deal with. AOPA was no help at all.
 
What do you call the last guy in his medical school class?

An ALPA Doctor.

You are better off joining AOPA and using their medical and legal insurance than you are giving ALPA 2% of your pay.

Remember all ALPA wants is your 2%, do not expect them to work for you once they have the money.


ALPA "doctors" don't perform medical exams. They work to get your medical back by functioning as a rep for you with the FAA. If you need medical test or exams done they will advise. You'll see another or local doctor....


Information is good. Accurate info is better.
 
ALPA provides:

Individual Benefits
1. Legal representation in front of
the FAA and NTSB.

2. Medical advice and assistance
through ALPA’s Aeromedical
Office regarding all questions
concerning your medical
certificate.

3. ALPA’s loss of license insurance
program and other membership
benefit programs.

4. Legal representation in a dispute
with your employer, including the
right to a hearing in front of a
third-party arbitrator.

5. The full support of your pilot
group when your job or career as a
professional pilot is unjustly
threatened.

6. ALPA support in emergencies and
time-critical safety and security
issues by calling ALPA’s 24/7
Worldwide Accident/Incident
Hotline.

Collective Benefits
1. An enforceable contract.

2. The right to be represented by an
organization accountable only to
the pilots of Colgan Air on all
matters relating to wages, hours of
service, benefits, job security, and
other conditions of employment.

3. The right to your own representative
in all contractual disputes
resolved through the grievance
process and the right to have your
dispute heard by an independent
panel.

4. The right to your own voice,
advocating only for the pilots of
Colgan Air, during corporate
transactions including mergers
that could affect your job security
and career opportunities.

5. The right to have your professional
pilot interests represented
in the halls of government
through effective legislative,
regulatory, and political action

Service Benefits
1. The opportunity to serve fellow
pilots by participating in both
individual pilot group and ALPA
National union governance and
decision making.

2. The opportunity to serve fellow
pilots and pursue individual interests—
from air safety and security
to contract negotiations and insurance
benefits—by participating on
one of ALPA’s numerous local and
national committees.

3. The opportunity to work with
other pilot groups through
participation in collaborative
intra-pilot work groups such as
the Fee-for-Departure Task Force.

4. The opportunity to become part of
ALPA’s 77-year history of pilots
serving pilots by participating in
activities and decisions to improve
the piloting profession.

A lawyer or AOPA will not provide all of that for the same amount of money as your effective dues.
 
What do you call the last guy in his medical school class?

An ALPA Doctor.

You are better off joining AOPA and using thier medical and legal insurance than you are giving ALPA 2% of your pay.

Remember all ALPA wants is your 2%, do not expect them to work for you once they have the money.
Apparently you dont know much.
 
Having spoken to folks in many aspects of the industry, it is pretty obvious that ALPA has an EXCELLENT structure set up, particularly with regard to medical / certificate protection.

Ask a Teamsters pilot, an AOPA pilot, and an ALPA pilot who have had medical issues how it played out, and you will see what is the best system available.

As for going it alone, or hiring a lawyer, I'll go with a lawyer who has experience in aviation issues and deals with it on a day to day basis.
 
The perks that come with ALPA are top notch.
But it's the local people that makes the Union painful.
It's an effective power if the LEC/MEC actually knew how to operate and lead.
Look at the Comair guys. They've had it with their "leadership"
 
You're only as strong as your union. If you have strong people willing to step up, then your union will be good for you. Plus, all ALPA reps, committee chairs and committee members are strictly volunteers. They do NOT get paid any extra for helping out. They do it, because they want to.
Your CA and FO reps volunteer their time to help make your job easier and better. If they do a lousy job, then you can have them replaced.
 
Before you vote, make sure you talk to current ALPA members. See how they truely feel about ALPA.

These guys are going to be dealing with the PCL management..

ALPA isn't God Almighty, but it sure can keep the PCL machine off your back..
 
Ahhh..the ole' ALPA fear mongering. Classic.

I want Colgan FO's to understand something....you can defend yourself in ANY situation...without ALPA.
Do you want to give your money away every paycheck? Or just when something goes awry?

2% every paycheck....or pay for a lawyer when the time comes.

W


Wow.. You're an idiot..
 
A year's worth of dues for a first year Colgan FO is around $200. Call a lawyer and make an appointment, ask him how much that first appointment is going to cost you.


First year pilots do not pay dues since they are on probation.
 

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