Turtle21
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You're right that ALPA is no panacea, but that's not the question before us. The choice we have is between two different unions: ALPA or NPA. The NPA has been an unmitigated disaster. We have had 6 Presidents in the past 10 years, and there have already been several recall petitions for our current President. The average time that a rep serves is only 18 months, even though the terms for office are 2-3 years, depending on the office. Everyone either resigns or is recalled before the completion of their term. This is indicative of a complete structural problem. It's not just individual reps, the whole thing is f---ed up.
Is ALPA perfect? Nope. Is it better than what we've got? No question.
Well if you view recalls as a problem then ALPA is the solution that will be just peachy. ALPA will ignore requests to have a recall agenda item. And the National officers will obstruct recalls by neglecting to enforce the recall provision in the constitution.
To recall reps in ALPA you need to throw out the entire union.