"A few things to consider:
1. The ban was put in place by the AOA committee (ie the 49ers) NOT the members - there was never a debate or vote
2. Internal promotions in CX are occuring at about the same rate new joiners are joining - no one (including AOA members) has turned down a promotion
3. By the time you are offered a start date assuming you were interviewed today there will be about 280 other 'banbreakers'
4. Today 56% of CX pilots are AOA members. With the ban on new joiners from joining the AOA, retirements and pilots leaving the AOA I hate to think what the % of CX pilots will be in the AOA when you do join "
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Garbage.
1. There was a long, huge debate and it was a group decision.
2. There is no internal ban. No point in everyone else loosing their job.
3. Wong numbers. Oh and they are called replacement workers.
4. More very wrong info. There are a couple of hundred locals who are afraid of the sack if they join though they almost all support the AOA in "other" ways. There are well over 1200 in the AOA with about 1600 pilots.
Come on and join! Get yourself on the IFALPA list.