Sign the alpa card - end apa dysfunction
11-09-2023, 02:18 PM
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Sign the alpa card - end apa dysfunction
Hello-
I have been watching the APA circus for over 10 years, both from the inside and out. We need to move to ALPA. No one can argue that United and Delta ALPA did all the heavy lifting this round.
The list of APA dysfunction is long and deep, but lets just highlight a few
-Currently firing union volunteers for simply supporting ALPA merger
-Pursued a targetted approach which wasted YEARS and millions of dollars in lost compensation
-Alost SUNK the profession last fall when 5 out of the 20 BOD members voted to accept the extremely sub-part TA .... just unbelievable
-Rep recall language is a joke, no one has been recalled at APA since it started in 1963
All the information on the card drive is here www.aap
ilots4alpa.info
...and here is the card itself- print, sign and mail. CARD HERE
Lets turn the trajectory of our union around.
How to sign a card
I have been watching the APA circus for over 10 years, both from the inside and out. We need to move to ALPA. No one can argue that United and Delta ALPA did all the heavy lifting this round.
The list of APA dysfunction is long and deep, but lets just highlight a few
-Currently firing union volunteers for simply supporting ALPA merger
-Pursued a targetted approach which wasted YEARS and millions of dollars in lost compensation
-Alost SUNK the profession last fall when 5 out of the 20 BOD members voted to accept the extremely sub-part TA .... just unbelievable
-Rep recall language is a joke, no one has been recalled at APA since it started in 1963
All the information on the card drive is here www.aap
ilots4alpa.info
...and here is the card itself- print, sign and mail. CARD HERE
Lets turn the trajectory of our union around.
How to sign a card
11-10-2023, 05:25 AM
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How they've handled this IT failure had me print out and sign a card. Bush league doesn't even begin to cover it.
Here we are bidding for December, and none of the OAC tools are available. In a large bid status the pairing sorter and looking at historical bids (especially with the holidays) is borderline essential. Rob also has said APA will stop providing PBS Bid Award data for LiteSabre trips going forward, which is amazingly helpful to see what trips you can hold.
But don't worry, they got that PAC donation link up and running lickedy-split.
11-11-2023, 08:16 PM
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I was all for a merger, but undecided on a card drive/decertification.
How they've handled this IT failure had me print out and sign a card. Bush league doesn't even begin to cover it.
Here we are bidding for December, and none of the OAC tools are available. In a large bid status the pairing sorter and looking at historical bids (especially with the holidays) is borderline essential. Rob also has said APA will stop providing PBS Bid Award data for LiteSabre trips going forward, which is amazingly helpful to see what trips you can hold.
But don't worry, they got that PAC donation link up and running lickedy-split.
How they've handled this IT failure had me print out and sign a card. Bush league doesn't even begin to cover it.
Here we are bidding for December, and none of the OAC tools are available. In a large bid status the pairing sorter and looking at historical bids (especially with the holidays) is borderline essential. Rob also has said APA will stop providing PBS Bid Award data for LiteSabre trips going forward, which is amazingly helpful to see what trips you can hold.
But don't worry, they got that PAC donation link up and running lickedy-split.
11-11-2023, 10:13 PM
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11-12-2023, 04:32 AM
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I was all for a merger, but undecided on a card drive/decertification.
How they've handled this IT failure had me print out and sign a card. Bush league doesn't even begin to cover it.
Here we are bidding for December, and none of the OAC tools are available. In a large bid status the pairing sorter and looking at historical bids (especially with the holidays) is borderline essential. Rob also has said APA will stop providing PBS Bid Award data for LiteSabre trips going forward, which is amazingly helpful to see what trips you can hold.
But don't worry, they got that PAC donation link up and running lickedy-split.
How they've handled this IT failure had me print out and sign a card. Bush league doesn't even begin to cover it.
Here we are bidding for December, and none of the OAC tools are available. In a large bid status the pairing sorter and looking at historical bids (especially with the holidays) is borderline essential. Rob also has said APA will stop providing PBS Bid Award data for LiteSabre trips going forward, which is amazingly helpful to see what trips you can hold.
But don't worry, they got that PAC donation link up and running lickedy-split.
11-12-2023, 05:29 AM
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If you want to save money and hurt the union, it would make more sense to just leave it and stop paying your dues. Also not a wise move, but hey you do you.
11-12-2023, 06:58 AM
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ALPA drive completely aside, the idea that you should stop contributing to the arm of the union dedicated to protecting our profession (which is under fire from multiple threats - 1500 hour rule, foreign carriers, single piloted aircraft, age 67, etc) in order to hurt said union is shortsighted, at best (That’ll sure show ‘em!”) 🤪
If you want to save money and hurt the union, it would make more sense to just leave it and stop paying your dues. Also not a wise move, but hey you do you.
If you want to save money and hurt the union, it would make more sense to just leave it and stop paying your dues. Also not a wise move, but hey you do you.
11-12-2023, 06:59 AM
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ALPA drive completely aside, the idea that you should stop contributing to the arm of the union dedicated to protecting our profession (which is under fire from multiple threats - 1500 hour rule, foreign carriers, single piloted aircraft, age 67, etc) in order to hurt said union is shortsighted, at best (That’ll sure show ‘em!”) 🤪
If you want to save money and hurt the union, it would make more sense to just leave it and stop paying your dues. Also not a wise move, but hey you do you.
If you want to save money and hurt the union, it would make more sense to just leave it and stop paying your dues. Also not a wise move, but hey you do you.
You get charged union dues even if you're not a member.
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