brakechatter

Easy does it there huckleberry.

scambo1

Is this your opinion or is it a fact?

slowplay

BaaaaZZZZIIINNNGG!

buzzpat

Ouch!!!!!

nerd2009

Just following up on my previous message:

ALPA Policy Manual:

(additions mandated by the court settlement in a previous scope lawsuit)

Section 40. Part 1. Subpart I.

1. Prior to commencement of any bargaining for any ALPA pilot group within a mainline/express system, the applicable Negotiating Committee will meet with the Negotiating Committees of other ALPA pilot groups in the mainline/express system to review opening scope proposals and how they advance ALPA’s scope goals and guidelines. The committees will work with each other to develop a consensus on proposals; if, however, they are unable to do so, subsection 3a below will apply.



a. Following consultation as specified above, and prior to submission of the scope proposal to the airline, the applicable Negotiating Committee will report to the Scope Subcommittee that ALPA pilot groups have consulted with one another and have or have not reached consensus that the planned scope proposal meets ALPA’s scope goals and guidelines; if the latter, Negotiating Committees of other ALPA pilot groups in the system can submit statements of agreement or disagreement to the Scope Subcommittee, which can recommend changes following consultation with the Negotiating Committees involved.



b. The applicable Negotiating Committee and ALPA pilot groups within the mainline/express system will develop in conjunction with the opening proposal agreed reporting benchmarks with respect to developments in on-going scope negotiations which will require that the Negotiating Committee provide updates on the status of scope negotiations to the Scope Subcommittee. In the absence of consensual agreements concerning benchmarks, the Scope Subcommittee will determine reporting benchmarks.



2. During the period that final approval of a collective bargaining agreement is subject to Presidential review under the Constitution and By-Laws, MEC designated representatives of all ALPA pilot groups within the mainline/express system may submit comments prior to the Presidential signature concerning conformity of negotiated scope provisions with recommendations of the Scope Subcommittee and Association policy.

Pro Fessional

Yes, he is that guy. That series of posts alone is enough to raise a big caution flag over DPA for me. He posted dozens of reports about how he was able to delay flights over questionable writeups for misaligned or loose fasteners. He was cautioned over and over that there were better channels to air his grievances than the ALPA web board, but he continued on for weeks with his frequent bragging reports. It came across to me and others as a pathetic attempt to gain attention and be some kind of hero. It was so over the top that I would bet that if someone could access archives of those posts and post excerpts here DPA's support would fall off of a cliff.

As I visit the DPA web site from time to time Tim's name is the only one out there. The section on (mostly unfilled) base rep positions has been taken down. There are occasional references to all of the talented and experienced volunteers working with DPA, but they are never named. Why?

I have never met Tim C., but because of that lengthy series of posts I will stay away from DPA unless some other names of people that I trust are attached to this organization.

alfaromeo

So, the DPA can't meet their timeline and they erase their timeline from their website. They can't fill their base representatives so they erase that link from their website. Awesome follow through.

Splash

They are still paying the PFAA and AMFA law firm, though.

DAL 88 Driver

So ALPA can't admit that they're just accepting our profession to be worth about HALF what it's typically been worth. They can't say that because the pilot group would revolt... so they just refuse to state a clear objective. Awesome follow through.

sticky

Once you understand that the difference between regional and mainline pilots is an engineered scam, you'll answer your own question.