For all the talk of letters to the AOA going unnoticed and unactioned, it is still the best avenue, (short of expressing yourself in a vote), for conveying the feelings of individual members. The AOA is a representative body and
must carry out the wishes of the majority of the membership.
I would encourage everyone, even those not currently an AOA member, to write to the association spelling out the action that you would personally be willing to take, and that you deem appropriate, in these current circumstances.
Perhaps, as a non-member, there may be some tangible action the AOA could take at this time that would persuade you to apply to join - please communicate this to the AOA. They may read Pprune, but they can't be persuaded to take action on anonymous threads.
Be it contract compliance, something stronger, or even support of the
status quo, I would urge anyone reading this, and able to invest a few seconds writing an email to the AOA GC at
[email protected] to do so. Now.
Not to do so will be tantamount to allowing yourselves to be led by the nose along our current path.