Beechnut said:Nope. Mesa ALPA does NOT represent me! THANK GOD UP IN HEAVEN! Our MEC at AirWis, supported by the pilot group fought for a good contract. How many informational pickets did Mesa hold? You guys have a strike center? I'm guessing Mesa ALPA didn't take advantage of ALPA National resources. Mainly due to the fact they knew Mesa pilots are weak and wouldn't vote for a strike.
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I know in Phoenix they did informational picketing and had a strike center. I also believe the received funds from ALPA. I also believe ALPA told them to sign the deal. That of course doesn't mean you need to vote yes. The HP MEC recommended yes and the majority said no. I think the major problem at Mesa was 2 things. If they didn't sign J4J they would lose US Air flying and if they didn't pass the TA all the jobs were slowly going to be lost to Freedom. So in this situation the lessor of the two evils was chosen. It would have been nice if they would have said no and attempted to fast track new negotiations.