USA320Pilot
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- May 18, 2003
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BoeingBoy:
You're very good at trying to twist information, which is typical of the RC4 and their supporters.
To clarigy, every pilot who knows the details is "mad at he11" at being sued.
ALPA has supported the MDA pilots, but the company can sell any asset they desire and ALPA cannot stop them. It was the MDA pilots who urged the MEC to not pursue an expedited arbitration until it was too late to have an opinion and award provided before the transaction closed.
Every MDA pilot who does ALPA work, except for Jim Portale, are not party to the suit. Interesting, huh...
A lot of pilots believe ALPA supported the MDA pilots be creating a job that was designed for a furloughed pilot to have a "soft landing", create an opportunity for low time pilots to obtain 1,000 hours of PIC so they could go to another carrier like JetBlue or Southwest, and paid for their medical insurance for their family during their furlough. Is the Eagle contract very good? No, of course not, but every MDA piltos knew the terms when they accpeted the job. Correct?
Is J4J or MDA a great deal? No, of course not, but it was created by ALPA to help pilots during the transition in the worst possible times and nobody forced anybody to go to MDA, Mesa, TSA, or any other carrier.
Now it is my understanding that Northwest ALPA is considering permitting 100-seat RJ flying go to affiliate carrier's because of the problems with MDA and J4J at US Airways.
Finally, I believe this lawsuit could be dragged through the courts for years, which happens a lot, and there could be counter lawsuits. ALPA Legal is studying all of its options and will proceed accordingly and in my opinion, the only winner's will be the lawyers and everybody else will lose, especially the MDA pilots.
Do I like this? No, of course not. But there is really not a lot I can do.
Let me clarify a point because Mike made a good comment, those pilots that are informed and not apathetic are "nad as He11" at being sued, but they do know that ALPA has a very good and well funded legal department.
Regards,
USA320Pilot
You're very good at trying to twist information, which is typical of the RC4 and their supporters.
To clarigy, every pilot who knows the details is "mad at he11" at being sued.
ALPA has supported the MDA pilots, but the company can sell any asset they desire and ALPA cannot stop them. It was the MDA pilots who urged the MEC to not pursue an expedited arbitration until it was too late to have an opinion and award provided before the transaction closed.
Every MDA pilot who does ALPA work, except for Jim Portale, are not party to the suit. Interesting, huh...
A lot of pilots believe ALPA supported the MDA pilots be creating a job that was designed for a furloughed pilot to have a "soft landing", create an opportunity for low time pilots to obtain 1,000 hours of PIC so they could go to another carrier like JetBlue or Southwest, and paid for their medical insurance for their family during their furlough. Is the Eagle contract very good? No, of course not, but every MDA piltos knew the terms when they accpeted the job. Correct?
Is J4J or MDA a great deal? No, of course not, but it was created by ALPA to help pilots during the transition in the worst possible times and nobody forced anybody to go to MDA, Mesa, TSA, or any other carrier.
Now it is my understanding that Northwest ALPA is considering permitting 100-seat RJ flying go to affiliate carrier's because of the problems with MDA and J4J at US Airways.
Finally, I believe this lawsuit could be dragged through the courts for years, which happens a lot, and there could be counter lawsuits. ALPA Legal is studying all of its options and will proceed accordingly and in my opinion, the only winner's will be the lawyers and everybody else will lose, especially the MDA pilots.
Do I like this? No, of course not. But there is really not a lot I can do.
Let me clarify a point because Mike made a good comment, those pilots that are informed and not apathetic are "nad as He11" at being sued, but they do know that ALPA has a very good and well funded legal department.
Regards,
USA320Pilot