letter from retired AAA captain

[luckytohaveajob]

The irony of all this is should USAPA prevail, they will buy what services they cannot provide. And they will buy those from ALPA. And IMHO, ALPA will gladly play the role of the whore.

Just watch.

ALPA is delaying the vote counting addresses while running its propaganda "education" campaign.

ALPA does not represent members interest. ALPA represents ALPA national interest.

When ALPA declares the outcome of an issue prior to the issue being decided and pushes it towards that foretold outcome when the majority of its members are polled and want the opposite, that says it all. ie. Cabatoge is not a done deal, but if you talk to an upper level ALPA national hack, they are lobbying FOR cabatoge at the expense of American jobs to be part of the slime ball process. ALPA is a secret organization with politics off the rails.

ALPA is broke! The decert might start fixing the ROGUE leadership.

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

Go it alone!? How does the APA at American do it? ALthough smaller, how does the IPA manage to protect UPS pilots without ALPA? That letter has a lot of fear mongering in it, IMO.

 

[luckytohaveajob]

ALPA is full of secrets.

ALPA claims the secrets protect the outcome of its deals. Those secrets also are the sign of a closed organization.

Closed organizations are not working for an individuals protection but for those part of the secret society.

ALPA has no transparency on important career issues. ALPA calls it politics. I call it lying.

 

[BoilerUP]

Go it alone!? How does the APA at American do it? ALthough smaller, how does the IPA manage to protect UPS pilots without ALPA? That letter has a lot of fear mongering in it, IMO.

Pretty sure most independent unions including APA purchase services they cannot provide their members from ALPA....which would be pretty hypocritical coming from USAPA.

 

[jke406]

A criminal or civil judgement in the U.S. against any pilot would create new law... Law that would be very detrimental to all of us in the profession.

Laws are supposed to be made by congress and congress alone, not activist judges.

Yet another pitfall Barak or Hillary supporters don't grasp--the inevitable appointment of judges that legislate from the bench if one of those two lefties are elected.

 

[SellingDirt]

ALPA is full of secrets.

ALPA claims the secrets protect the outcome of its deals. Those secrets also are the sign of a closed organization.

Closed organizations are not working for an individuals protection but for those part of the secret society.

ALPA has no transparency on important career issues. ALPA calls it politics. I call it lying.

well said, and when they stop paying over 500K in salary and bennies to the head of ALPA. I will reconsider, until then forgetaboutit.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

. A criminal or civil judgement in the U.S. against any pilot would create new law... Law that would be very detrimental to all of us in the profession.

I am not a lawyer like many on this thread seem to be...

There has been precedence set in the US and western countries for pilots being held criminally liable.

The issue overseas is much more of a problem....


Will USAPA have a 'orange card'..... maybe... but it will be yellow......

 

[Princedietrich]

I just find it a little ironic that this would happen to flight # 5050....

Anyone who would get on a plane when the flight number is 5050.......

 

[CopilotDoug]

Imagine that, a letter of praise for ALPA from a former rep
Not surprising, it is loaded with fear mongering.

Of course ALPA is going to come to the rescue in high profile cases which make the front page. If they didn't, it would really raise eyebrows. How many pilots are let go behind the scenes? How many pilots are let go under the mantra: "ALPA is not here to protect the jobs of BAD pilots?" How many times has a pilot been told "ALPA does not have the money to fight for your case."

Hey, if ALPA helped you out with a medical, good. That's what they are there for. In the end, ALPA is looking out for ALPA national's interests.

 

[CopilotDoug]

Rez...why are you anti-USAPA?