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Why didn't the IBT contact ALPA? It seems like a basic first step.The pilots and flight engineers of Amerijet, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 769, have not yet contacted ALPA for support in the strike.
Any support from ALPA National will only be in the form of vague press releases. Nothing of substance. The real support will be from individual ALPA councils and pilots. Prater will do nothing more than try to save face in the public view. I believe the letter demanded is just an excuse and is not done by ALPA itself when they have a strike. Many other unions just came when the Teamsters announcement came out. APA, SWAP, individual ALPA councils to name a few.
This ALPA National angst is mostly over Atlas decertification of ALPA and move to Teamsters. The Atlas crews choice was sue for Duty of Fair representation or decertify ALPA over lack of representation in a long ongoing merger and catering only to one group. Atlas chose decertification since it was cheaper and quicker. Prater considered this poaching on his turf (about 800 guys) by the Teamsters and Airline Director Dave Bourne in particular. It wasn't though, it was Prater not taking care of things and not keeping promises to the Atlas council. Prater needs to get over himself and get back to being a trade unionist.
Enough of the blame game now. Go down and walk the picket line and/or put some money in the strike fund kitty. In the end, we are all individually "the union" whether it's name is Teamsters, ALPA, APA, or others.
What National really needs to do is help with the media dept.....
Image is everything at this stage, because first impressions go a long way.
Sooooo once again how about ALPA national getting the media folks down there to show some support.
PS: This means someone from AJT's union should ask National, If you do not ask for help it probably will not come.
Any support from ALPA National will only be in the form of vague press releases. Nothing of substance. The real support will be from individual ALPA councils and pilots. Prater will do nothing more than try to save face in the public view. I believe the letter demanded is just an excuse and is not done by ALPA itself when they have a strike. Many other unions just came when the Teamsters announcement came out. APA, SWAP, individual ALPA councils to name a few.
This ALPA National angst is mostly over Atlas decertification of ALPA and move to Teamsters. The Atlas crews choice was sue for Duty of Fair representation or decertify ALPA over lack of representation in a long ongoing merger and catering only to one group. Atlas chose decertification since it was cheaper and quicker. Prater considered this poaching on his turf (about 800 guys) by the Teamsters and Airline Director Dave Bourne in particular. It wasn't though, it was Prater not taking care of things and not keeping promises to the Atlas council. Prater needs to get over himself and get back to being a trade unionist.
Enough of the blame game now. Go down and walk the picket line and/or put some money in the strike fund kitty. In the end, we are all individually "the union" whether it's name is Teamsters, ALPA, APA, or others.