This is a copy of a post by a FedEx F/O to an AOL board on the subject of our independent union merging with ALPA. Since it mirrors my opinion, and permission has been granted I post it here.
Subject: ALPA is a bad idea. .Date: 1/23/2002 1:40 PM Eastern Standard Time. .From: DGEMPERLE. .Message-id: <
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. . I'm adding to the debate. I'm very much opposed to the effort to reintroduce ALPA at FedEx. An independent FPA with over 96% voluntary dues paying membership is superior. I wrote out my specific reasons with explanations why and it turned out much too large to fit on this board. I arranged for a temporary webpage from a commercial communications company and. .posted it there for reading, forwarding, or downloading. I'll keep it there until the vote is completed.
The site is <a href="http://www.tuckcom.com/alpa" target="_blank">http://www.tuckcom.com/alpa</a>
Sincerely,
Dave Gemperle. .727 F/O.
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