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I don't know how you can click submit after typing something as idoitic as this statement. Whatever drugs you are on, you either took too much or not enough.
This is not idiotic at all. ALPA national only gets $2 million per year from the ASA pilot group. ASA ALPA spends over $4 million per year....even more during contract negotiations. You do the math.
Good luck running an in-house union on $1 million/year. Ever heard of the concept of "economies of scale?" ROFLMFAO!!!
I have more faith in ASA pilots than I do in ALPA. There is nothing ALPA does for us that we can not do for ourselves. This change takes a lot of work and energy. That is why it has never taken flight before. It's not personal toward any Reps or the MEC. I just think it may be time for a change. Southwest pilots may be able to help with this also. I will research the components of an in-house union and see which elements may be of value to ASA.
I have never needed or used the legal/medical coverage at ALPA. I think most pilots never use it. So we are paying for services that are used by a few. That is an over payment right there. 1700 pilots multilpied by an average salary of $60,000 a year, multiplied by 1% (half of ALPA Dues) = $1,020,000. Yes, that is over one million dollars a year. ALPA is a scam. One million dollars a year buys a lot more coverage for medical and legal issues than ALPA provides. That tired old justification for keeping ALPA has expired. My god, that's a full time doctor and lawyer on call 24 hours a day! With money left over. Do the math. We are paying the bills for ALPA pilots at the majors. F those guys. They make twice as much. Let's start thinking of ASA pilots, We don't need ALPA
It's time for a change top to bottom!
We need a Brad Holt in our own union leadership!
But I'm not ready to get rid of ALPA yet.
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Of course they care about our dues. Any union organization seeks to maximize its revenue.
If we have an in-house union, at least the decisions we make will be our own, along with any mistakes.
This is not idiotic at all. ALPA national only gets $2 million per year from the ASA pilot group. ASA ALPA spends over $4 million per year....even more during contract negotiations. You do the math.
Good luck running an in-house union on $1 million/year. Ever heard of the concept of "economies of scale?" ROFLMFAO!!!