Nitty-Gritty,
I am not going to lower myself to respond to all of the personal attacks from an anonymous source. But for the record, I like Dave Bourne and I know that IBT is lucky to have him. I have never called him or any Atlas pilots scabs. Nor have I ever condoned Atlas pilots being called that. By the way, I was not even at the meeting in January of 2007 that is mentioned in the email.
It is true that the Atlas pilots were the first ALPA pilots to conduct a sympathy strike. That is something your pilot group should be proud of. By the way I was silent at that time because I held no position in the union at that time.
I only wrote the letter to the Atlas pilots because ALPA has served our pilot group well though some very challenging times. IBT is also a good union. As I said, only the Atlas pilots can decide which union is best for your group. Good luck.
And regardless of which union wins the election, the Astar ALPA pilots will support the Atlas pilots’ fight for a fair contract.
In Solidarity,
Pat Walsh