411A is right...Unions do not hire pilots, regardless of how much the loyal ALPO cool-aid drinkers push the issue...
I was there when DAL took over some of the fleet of EAL B-727's and ALPO promised jobs...Only Mgmt Pilots need apply...DAL didn't even have the courtesy to change the tail numbers...
And as ALPO stated, everyone who "holds the line" in 1989 would have "priority" hiring at UAL...
What airline would hire a bunch of s..t stirrers?
It"s all down to the individual...do what you think is right...think for yourself and keep your job or drink the cool-aid and go down with the ship...
Alos, as an aside...speaking of ALPO, the issue at ALPO re: EAL was not contract or anything along that line...The IAM struck, and ALPO and the Teamsters (F/A's) both directed their members to honor that line...
Just think back to 1989 and recall what was the dominant carrier in ATL...when you remember it was EAL, try to remember who was ALPO's President...(hint: A DAL Captain with initials of H.D)
Last bit of info...who is the head of the FAA (Capt. R. Blabber?) and what was he doing in 1989???
Glad he finally got his...but how did it happen???...at he expense of the pilot group he used to be a part of is my guess...