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#332
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Right in SKW's backyard!
"PROGRAM DISCONTINUATION RATIONALE
High Cost vs Earning Potential/ROI: Students investing their time and money in SLCC flight programs are, upon completion, are qualified at best for lower paying entry-level flight instructor and pilot jobs."
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"PROGRAM DISCONTINUATION RATIONALE
High Cost vs Earning Potential/ROI: Students investing their time and money in SLCC flight programs are, upon completion, are qualified at best for lower paying entry-level flight instructor and pilot jobs."
Degrees and Programs | SLCC
I think a year ago palm beach state college started having problems maintain their aviation program also. Most students were vets and the VA didnt want to continue pay such high cost for the program
http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/catalog/current/degrees-programs/trade-and-industry/aeronautical-science-professional-pilot-concentration-as.aspx#tab-1
They say no risk....no reward...but sadly our reward is not so rewarding.
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I think a year ago palm beach state college started having problems maintain their aviation program also. Most students were vets and the VA didnt want to continue pay such high cost for the program
Aeronautical Science-Professional Pilot Concentration AS
They say no risk....no reward...but sadly our reward is not so rewarding.
Aeronautical Science-Professional Pilot Concentration AS
They say no risk....no reward...but sadly our reward is not so rewarding.
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#335
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So you are either a desperate liar, or a sad lonely mainline pilot who has nothing to do but troll regional forums on his off days. And I thought Billyho was bad!!
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I don't read the other forum, it's even worse than this one. Heck even here you can't have a decent conversation without someone interjecting with some "scatter-brained" insult
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The MEC is the local (for a specific airline's pilots) managing committee, formed according to the ALPA bylaws, for the pilots of that airline and runs the affairs of ALPA for that airline. To the best of my knowledge, it's not a separate legal entity from ALPA. They are probably more akin business unit of a for profit corporation like a division.
There are a lot of colloquialisms floating around that you need to be careful of (and dispensed with) when discussing legal frameworks and entities.
ALPA is governed by the Railway Labor Act of 1926 (as amended), or RLA, and is regulated by the NMB. All other non-RLA unions are governed by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and are regulated by the NLRB. This is why when people see actions, organizations and tactics of other unions they aren't necessarily possible to an RLA union (e.g. the pipe fitters union negotiating a single contract that covers all plumbing companies in an area).
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Try reading the cover page of a contract sometime. There is no "ALPA national". There is ALPA; and ALPA represents the pilots that are party to that contract. Since it is a contract, an officer of the representation organization needs to sign the contract. Which is why the President of Air Line Pilots Association, International signs the agreement along with an officer of the airline.
The MEC is the local (for a specific airline's pilots) managing committee, formed according to the ALPA bylaws, for the pilots of that airline and runs the affairs of ALPA for that airline. To the best of my knowledge, it's not a separate legal entity from ALPA. They are probably more akin business unit of a for profit corporation like a division.
There are a lot of colloquialisms floating around that you need to be careful of (and dispensed with) when discussing legal frameworks and entities.
ALPA is governed by the Railway Labor Act of 1926 (as amended), or RLA, and is regulated by the NMB. All other non-RLA unions are governed by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and are regulated by the NLRB. This is why when people see actions, organizations and tactics of other unions they aren't necessarily possible to an RLA union (e.g. the pipe fitters union negotiating a single contract that covers all plumbing companies in an area).
The MEC is the local (for a specific airline's pilots) managing committee, formed according to the ALPA bylaws, for the pilots of that airline and runs the affairs of ALPA for that airline. To the best of my knowledge, it's not a separate legal entity from ALPA. They are probably more akin business unit of a for profit corporation like a division.
There are a lot of colloquialisms floating around that you need to be careful of (and dispensed with) when discussing legal frameworks and entities.
ALPA is governed by the Railway Labor Act of 1926 (as amended), or RLA, and is regulated by the NMB. All other non-RLA unions are governed by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and are regulated by the NLRB. This is why when people see actions, organizations and tactics of other unions they aren't necessarily possible to an RLA union (e.g. the pipe fitters union negotiating a single contract that covers all plumbing companies in an area).
Joining people under the same contract at different airlines may be impossible, but I can't find where it says that there is no room for any collaborative effort between the MEC's under the same "representation". Right now there is zero collaborative effort, which is the source of my frustration.
Also, isn't saying that "ALPA represents its pilots" incorrect? ALPA is an association of unions, not a union in and of itself.
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