The title of the thread what has ALPA done for me lately. You guys can bash ALPA all you want, and perhaps every one of you are right, maybe they won't be politically successful in any of these endeavors. Maybe they'll get some and not all. But for all the ALPA bashers......
What is USAPA doing concerning these issues? Teamsters? How about the Virgin America pilots? Allegiant pilots? JetBlue pilots? Anyone? What other organization is even trying at a national level to better the profession?
I'm just posting what ALPA is at least trying to do on our behalf. We'll just have to wait and see what comes of it.
Got this today:
At the invitation of President Obama and Vice President Biden, Prater was also selected as one of a handful of union leaders invited to the East Room of the White House for an additional private meeting, along with the officers and other Executive Council members of the AFL-CIO, the presidents of the NEA and NTEU, and the officers and presidents of Change to Win.
President Obama told the group that he “would not be here” without the support of unions. He was also frank about the realistic timeline that it would take to fix the economy, but said that he is committed to creating jobs and helping working Americans.
“I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem; to me, and to my administration, labor unions are a big part of the solution,” President Obama said during the discussion.
In a private 45-minute meeting with the president and vice president conducted in the Blue Room, a handful of union presidents, of which Prater was one, were given the opportunity to discuss ways to improve the current system. They were briefed on the newly created White House Middle Class Task Force. The administration describes this as a major initiative targeted at raising the living standards of middle-class, working families in America. It is comprised of top-level administration policy makers. In addition to regular meetings, it will conduct outreach sessions with representatives of labor, business, and the advocacy communities, and ALPA will be right in the mix.
ALPA certainly has its faults, but its nice when your Union leader has the ear of the President, even if it's just for a short time......
What is USAPA doing concerning these issues? Teamsters? How about the Virgin America pilots? Allegiant pilots? JetBlue pilots? Anyone? What other organization is even trying at a national level to better the profession?
I'm just posting what ALPA is at least trying to do on our behalf. We'll just have to wait and see what comes of it.
Got this today:
At the invitation of President Obama and Vice President Biden, Prater was also selected as one of a handful of union leaders invited to the East Room of the White House for an additional private meeting, along with the officers and other Executive Council members of the AFL-CIO, the presidents of the NEA and NTEU, and the officers and presidents of Change to Win.
President Obama told the group that he “would not be here” without the support of unions. He was also frank about the realistic timeline that it would take to fix the economy, but said that he is committed to creating jobs and helping working Americans.
“I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem; to me, and to my administration, labor unions are a big part of the solution,” President Obama said during the discussion.
In a private 45-minute meeting with the president and vice president conducted in the Blue Room, a handful of union presidents, of which Prater was one, were given the opportunity to discuss ways to improve the current system. They were briefed on the newly created White House Middle Class Task Force. The administration describes this as a major initiative targeted at raising the living standards of middle-class, working families in America. It is comprised of top-level administration policy makers. In addition to regular meetings, it will conduct outreach sessions with representatives of labor, business, and the advocacy communities, and ALPA will be right in the mix.
ALPA certainly has its faults, but its nice when your Union leader has the ear of the President, even if it's just for a short time......
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