Your whole argument is based on seriously flawed facts. ALPA never screwed any members out of money - the Airlink Pilots Association Exco was flawed and made some very bad decisions. The Exco, keep in mind, were elected by Airlink pilots from their own ranks.
You are giving some very, very bad advice to young pilots reading these forums. What you fail to realize is that they need not have done anything wrong to still get the short end of the stick. Procedural errors by the investigating authority, a poorly worded statement by the pilots and a host of other potential pitfalls has the potential to get innocent crew into a heap of trouble. This is where a dedicated aviation association can, an will, save your but.
You are fairly dim if you believe for one second that any other labour union (and I am not referring to only Solidarity) has the experience, expertise and general know-how to give you the help you need in the event of a serious aircraft accident. There is simply no debate on this point. Period.
The First Officer is an ALPA member and getting her moneys’ worth. The captain is not an ALPA member, and far from forcing help down his throat, ALPA has OFFERED their assistance.
Your knight in shining amour analogy is very poetic, but fails to hide the fact that you are dim whit with an ax to grind. As mentioned previously, your advice is not only ill informed but is potentially damaging. Since it is considered poor sport to engage in a battle of wits with an opponent that is clearly unarmed, I will no longer debate this issue with you. Let’s wait and see how things unfold in the future.
Back to accident thread.