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CF34-3B1 said:I personally know someone at a regional who lost his medical due to a serious illness. The Feds didn't want to give it back. ALPA Medical spent an enormous amount of time and $ getting this individual back in the cockpit.
I am certainly no big fan of Uncle Duane or the Major Airline Mafia that runs ALPA, but an in house union will simply not work at a regional . There isn't enough income from the dues a few thousand RJ drivers can contribute. And even if it DID work, it will never be able to match the resources of ALPA as far as things like Legal, Medical, Strike Funds etc.
ALPA National may not be the miracle cure some would like, but neither is it the Boogey man others think it is.
It's not perfect, but it's the best we're gonna do.
Tomct said:AF...I am not saying that merging the two unions would be easy! A percentage merge would probably work the best for everyone. The benefit would be ONE STRONG GROUP of pilots. We would be a MAJOR Airline. Almost 4000 pilots strong. It would be a good thing!
Skywstman...you are absolutely right! One thing ALPA has is TONS of money. An in-house would not have those kinds of resources.
atrdriver said:No aeromedical assistance, no safety department...
FreightNazi said:You are right. We here at UPS are not ALPA and we have not aeromedical assistance, no safety department...etc. LOL! ALPA is about as impotent a union as you will ever see and for you regional guys that think ALPA is your best option, you are sadly mistaken. You are much better off inhouse as your dues go to support YOUR pilot group ONLY. It's well established that ALPA will not fight for much of anything, let alone the interests of regional pilots. Those of you that are worried about not getting all the bennies of ALPA, well those are easily contracted for or can be established inhouse.
capt. megadeth said:Are you high? I think that would be terrible. ALPA sucks for regionals.
Skywest needs an in-house union
Texx said:I thought you guys had a in-house union?
Can your in-house union represent a pilot that is having certificate action by the FAA?
Will your management supply a lawyer to fight for him if something goes wrong?
(TSA, sexual harassment etc...)
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