Originally Posted by
Colonel Klink
Phil,
Losing by 900 votes is not substantial when you have 47,000 members. You obviously don't like him, but he has presided over an industry in meltdown and I think he has done a good job. Consider all that has happenend during his Presidency, with most of the US majors in Chapter 11, seeking wage cuts and concessions. It's not a job I would have liked to do, but maybe the new guy will have an even tougher time restoring things back to the way they were. Good luck to him.
I believe it was 04 when Woerth received a substantial increase in his compensation package while many of the ALPA members were taking huge pay cuts (50%+), losing pensions AND losing many work rules/benefits. It was leadership worthy of an airline executive, not a reputed union leader.