guido411
ShesGoneFromSucktoBLOW!!
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I didn't think that the IBT board was a good place to ask these questions since I had to use my own name there so here is the next best place.
1.) I am actually suprised that this hasn't been covered on our message board. I heard about the Teamsters' split from the AFL-CIO. What does this mean? How will the Teamster's be viewed in the union community now? I don't know a lot about the issue but it seems to me a rather cavalier and "go-it-your-own" move. Any comments?
2.) Nothing against the Teamsters, I do beleive that with us and NJA organized together we would have a very powerful bargaining tool. But why is it that ALPA has no interest in the fractional industry? How much has their interest been investigated? ALPA historically had no interest in regional airlines till they realized they were making up a larger part of the industry, now they represent many small airlines. Airlines small enough that would make it seem if FLOP's and NJA's pilots were together we would be larger than many of their small airlines, and thus be worth representing. Comments?
Thanks
1.) I am actually suprised that this hasn't been covered on our message board. I heard about the Teamsters' split from the AFL-CIO. What does this mean? How will the Teamster's be viewed in the union community now? I don't know a lot about the issue but it seems to me a rather cavalier and "go-it-your-own" move. Any comments?
2.) Nothing against the Teamsters, I do beleive that with us and NJA organized together we would have a very powerful bargaining tool. But why is it that ALPA has no interest in the fractional industry? How much has their interest been investigated? ALPA historically had no interest in regional airlines till they realized they were making up a larger part of the industry, now they represent many small airlines. Airlines small enough that would make it seem if FLOP's and NJA's pilots were together we would be larger than many of their small airlines, and thus be worth representing. Comments?
Thanks