JetMonkey
It's ok, I speak Jive
- Joined
- May 20, 2004
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You have legitimate gripes about your representation and won't take that away from you. My point is that ALPA is the convenient scapegoat. I submit that no other union would've or could've achieved anything substantially better. The economy, the government, bankruptcy court, and the airline's financials are what caused the terrible concessions of the last seven years.
In other words, dumping ALPA will yield no benefits. When the euphoria of the short-sighted USAir East pilots wears off this will become painfully obvious. A new scapegoat will need to be found. My guess is it will be USAPA.
I hope your right TWA Dude, you usually are. But my guess will be those sheep shaggers will probably point their fingers and blame us for everything, trying to make themselves look like the victim and us the bad guys. I can hear it know, "Those west pilots aren't supporting us, their not contributing. There only thinking about themselves and don't want to help make this a strong company for everyone's future". I