tomgoodman
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Mea Culpa
737 Pylt,
Well, I voted for the TA which included a "B-scale", so I'm as as guilty as anyone. We bought the argument that it was "inevitable" and that we owed nothing to people who were not (as yet) voting members. The alternative would have been larger hits to OUR pocketbooks. Some joked about a future "Revenge of the B-Scalers", and then were shocked, shocked when they allowed our pensions to be terminated, using the same arguments that we had used. Then everyone was amazed when this, in turn, became a major factor in reviving the long-dormant "age 65" push.
An old ALPA official once told me that the union must protect you from the company, from your fellow pilot, and from yourself. Opinions vary as to whether or not ALPA is fulfilling this duty.
737 Pylt,
Well, I voted for the TA which included a "B-scale", so I'm as as guilty as anyone. We bought the argument that it was "inevitable" and that we owed nothing to people who were not (as yet) voting members. The alternative would have been larger hits to OUR pocketbooks. Some joked about a future "Revenge of the B-Scalers", and then were shocked, shocked when they allowed our pensions to be terminated, using the same arguments that we had used. Then everyone was amazed when this, in turn, became a major factor in reviving the long-dormant "age 65" push.
An old ALPA official once told me that the union must protect you from the company, from your fellow pilot, and from yourself. Opinions vary as to whether or not ALPA is fulfilling this duty.