Colgan ALPA Reps and ALPA Staff Meet with Congressman

[PCL_128]

I've gotta say, I've got a hard time understanding what you're getting at. You're pissed. I get that. About what? You mentioned age 65 and MEA, but that's about all that I've figured out, and neither one really affects you that much. What exactly do you want answers for?

 

[CX880]

As I was looking athe pictures of the alpa mag at my toilet, i saw a lot of old guys with fedex and united and delta written below their pictures. When will alpa give any thought about the regionals? Not one thing about the regionals on there.

 

[spitfire1500]

Can you craft an ALPA press release and an internal game plan?

Thats not his job!!! Thats ALPA nationals job!! Who the hell is he gonna release it to!! This is the crap that pisses me off about you on this board. You never answer sh#t you just return with a smart ass question.

 

[CopilotDoug]

You mentioned age 65 and MEA, but that's about all that I've figured out, and neither one really affects you that much.

I guess it only matters when it happens to your airline. Great reason to be part of a National "Union"

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Thats not his job!!! Thats ALPA nationals job!! Who the hell is he gonna release it to!! This is the crap that pisses me off about you on this board. You never answer sh#t you just return with a smart ass question.

Yeah well that is the point....

Ever had an angry passenger determined to get to the destination and have a delay... suddenly you're being told to do things with an airplane that are not only non pragmatic and illegal, but physically impossible...

My issue with ALPA members like this, is they act like said passengers. They treat ALPA like a shop in the mall. ALPA is not a consumers place of business.... it is self government.

ALPA members hardly take the time to figure out how the politics of the career operate. It is all about political capital, pragmatism, relationship building, alliances, etc....


You guys are going to keep getting sh@t from me until you take it upon yourselves to become informed and understanding of how it all works...



Look man, ALPA has big problems.... but you can't fix the problems if you don't know what is going on..... you think you know, yet consistently show you don't know on this board. There are plenty of guys on this board that know what the problems are...

Nevets
Captain X
FJD2
Doin Time
UALdriver

They are all volunteers.. you can tell that they put their time where their mouth is.... they can all tell you that change takes time or... just maybe that is the way it is.... complaining about things that doesn't even makes sense just shows a level of ignorance... that is not to say there is a lack of intelligence, but it shows you aren't willing to invest in your careers. You bring the consumer mentality to self government.... it does NOT work.