Asa Alpa Hypothetical

[JoeMerchant]

Joe,
Your ideas are ideal and noble. Show me the plan!

I and others have laid out "plans" before..... The ALPA cheerleaders say that they are "unworkable".... That may be true, but if it is, then we need to dump ALPA and compete with everyone else for the flying...

If we want to try and stop it, then we need to do the following....

1. True "Brand Scope" in the mainline agreements that eliminates any further portfolio members and limits growth to the higher paying union carriers.

2. Single lists for all airline corporations. Currently this would include Alaska/Horizon, DAL/CMR, USAir/PDT/PSA, and NWA/Mesaba.

3. Minimum contract standards, including not allowing mainline pilots to underbid the industry leading RJ rates..... as they are currently doing.

4. Aggressive lobbying to raise the minimum requirements to be a 121 pilot.... the current requirements are too low... and it is a safety issue.

5. Start working towards a national ALPA list.... it will take some time, but it will be necessary so that people are willing to make lateral moves..... a luxury that every other profession enjoys.

Now to Rez. and the rest of the cheerleaders who come on and say this is "impossible", then my answer is: Fine, fire ALPA and compete to get as much flying as you can.....

It's time to either control the flying and regain leverage, or time to give up on this absurd notion that we are really a union....

 

[PCL_128]

Classic. "If you don't like my ideas, then screw ALPA!" Great attitude, Joe.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Classic. "If you don't like my ideas, then screw ALPA!" Great attitude, Joe.

Hey if my union doesn't consider my job a "career job" as you pointed out and if my union can't stop it's own members from undercutting each other.... then it is time to fire ALPA before they screw me even more.... Unlike you, I admit that I am looking out for ME.... not for YOU.... If you ALPA cheerleaders want to reform ALPA, then I may get back on board.... until then, I will look out for my best interests..... as will most of us.......