Hi NewCPNewCommercialPilot wrote:.
Peace to you all.
JS
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What you are arguing is the application of the extreme and probably the final action a President of ALPA can employ to a seriously dysfunctional or rogue pilot group. Unless the WJ pilots go totally sideways in there actions, and I mean properly insane, no ALPA President is going to stand in the way of the current agreement they have with Encore or a significantly enhanced version of that. No way, no how. That is not the way ALPA works. You are reading a manual or succumbing to propaganda, and respectfully, have no real experience in application of that manual or real life experience. Of note their have been instances of an ALPA President declining to sign Canadian Collective agreements or letters that mending them. That is interesting, but under the law of this country has no effect on the legitimacy of a properly ratified agreement. There have been case of the President of a Company refusing to sign properly ratified agreement. That too is interesting but irrelevant to it's efficacy. ALPA carriers in Canada have negotiated seniority rights for other pilot groups to their own bargaining unit on an interest bases. That is a fact.
Bottom line is that the biggest motivation that holds ALPA together isn't the ADMIN Manual, Constitution and Bylaws, but the collective will of all the pilot groups to pool their resources to support common interests, share their collective experiences and form a community of like minded (ie professional pilots) in an effort to advance the interests of the profession we all have chosen to the benefit of all. It's not always pretty, but the ugly is IMHO worth the result.
the direction and actions of the WJ pilots is really up to the WJ pilots. I sincerely hope they embrace this opportunity and participate fully in their future as a recognized and effective group. The community needs their input