get2flyin
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Why does ALPA have merger policy if they are going to remain a neutral third party? ALPA no longer has the fortitude to handle these sorts of things, so a pilot group would be much better served forming their own union. This way we avoid any conflicts of interest that seem to be so prevalent these days. One group goes to their corner, the other to theirs and we don't have any false misconceptions that ALPA will do the right thing.
But you see, that's the point. ALPA should remain a neutral third party because they have a merger policy. The policy should set the ground rules for how the merger should be accomplished but why in the hell should the ALPA leadership decide who is entitled to what?
I don't trust anyone at the top of that organization because the all have their own agendas. Take that MORON Prater. He's a pilot in the sunset of his career who's shown his desire to pursue things that benefit older pilots. Take ALPA's position on age 60. It didn't take long for Prater to have that changed. At as far as the USAir/AWA merger, after Nic came out with his decision, Prater met his obligation to stop the process to investigate the East's allegation of improprieties. But, after they found none he failed in his obligation to submit it to the company. Instead, he went to AWA and told them they needed to use the Nic as a starting position because, as a guy with a lot of years of seniority, he's a DOH supporter. What's the point of any ALPA policy if some agent of organization feels he has the right to change it to meet his "own" definition of reasonable at that particular time?