tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post8116912014300902111..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Is $53 Million Fair Compensation for ALPA Betrayal?Christine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-1366102161344592372014-01-24T16:57:44.551-05:002014-01-24T16:57:44.551-05:00Christine
Great post. I just can't believe h...Christine<br /><br />Great post. I just can't believe how naive airline pilots are. Since deregulation, national ALPA has very successfully gotten its members to believe their interests are being represented in spite of lots of evidence to the contrary. Besides this blatant example of self interest, the national organization also continues to tell its membership that it can fairly represent both mainline and regional pilots in issues of scope and aircraft size. You got to give them credit. Both groups pay huge sums in dues. Oh wait, most airlines are agency shops where pilots don't have the ability to not pay dues. Cool.<br /><br />Not since rank and file auto workers were thrown under the bus for the "good" of the UAW during the auto bailout has there been a better example of representational hypocrisy.<br /><br />Although my dues money will go to pay for this galactic f--k -p, I don't think the TWA pilots are getting enough. Of all the crap ALPA leadership waists money on, these pilots deserve better. If only rhetoric had real value. These pilots would only then become fairly compensated.<br /><br />Just saying'<br /><br />Jim Blaszczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096277595889819199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-11965125971178370562014-01-24T11:10:14.611-05:002014-01-24T11:10:14.611-05:00Justice was delivered a little late. Some pilots b...Justice was delivered a little late. Some pilots benefit a lot from their associations or unions in terms of equipment to be flown and later on in getting management positions in the airline if they have made enough nuisance all around. Some pilots never get to fly the higher equipment because although they qualify on the seniority, the years left in service are the deciding factor which were already factored to their advantage for the blue boys by interested parties earlier in the associations or unions. Overall everybody gets a shot at command in most airlines since the union or association takes care of that. So the upshot is get in the union or association for that will always help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com