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320AV8R said:General-
Champion is NOT owned by NWA.
It is a separate and independent airline.
Like Sun Country, it has a MSP crew base, quite convienent for NWA management.
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320AV8R said:The cat was let out of the bag with NWA flying mainline routes with Champion crews and aircraft.....
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pipe said:As an ex TWA guy, I was hoping that Delta would buy NW and staple Duane Woerthless as the bottom co-pilot. It appears however that he may be junior to some new-hire Thai crew. He should call ALPA -- they should be able to square this travesty away for him.
But what about interunion unity? Why did a pilot sympathy strike to support the mechanics not materialize? Ironically, it was for other “strength in unity” reasons, in the wake of the pilots’ hefty pay concessions in December 2004 to keep Northwest afloat.
“Crossing another union’s picket line is obviously distasteful to us,” F/O Myers says. “But we’ve been trying for two years to get the other Northwest unions to join with us in creating a solution to Northwest’s cost problems. If we had joined in a sympathy strike, Northwest management very likely would have grounded operations and filed for Chapter 11 immediately. And we still think that, if we can get through these tough times, Northwest can avoid Chapter 11, but only through a joint solution. A sympathy strike would have closed the door on that.”
Rez, Rez, Rez...you just don't get it because of your blind cheerleading of ALPA.Rez O. Lewshun said:Right on!! Then he'd take that pay cut that most of you despertly crave just to make things right!!
Rez O. Lewshun said:Right on!! Then he'd take that pay cut that most of you despertly crave just to make things right!!
HowlinMadMurdoc said:Rez, Rez, Rez...you just don't get it because of your blind cheerleading of ALPA.
Excellent and effective leaders are those that lead, NOT manage, by example. While Airline management has failed to follow this very basic management philosophy, so too has ALPA National leadership, starting with Duane. Whether or not you agree, ALPA National has turned into a political atmosphere. Duane and his friends are only interested in preserving status quo for themselves. To think otherwise is delusional.
Duane and company should take a paycut just like everyone else if they are true to their beliefs in supporting airline pilots. In fact, I think Duane should only receive an ALPA-based salary, in addition to his NWA pay, that is an average of the three lowest paid Regional Captains.
ALPA Leadership has a golden opportunity to enhance their credibility during these trying times. Accepting a paycut is the right, fair, and honorable action.
I'm sure you'll disagree with me and that's fine. I'm just tired of the "rah-rah, GO ALPA" cheerleading.
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ALPA National has turned into a political atmosphere