ALPA Dues Refund

[Richman]

I haven't bothered to add up the refund because I was only an active member for a few months of last year, and at 1Y pay rates to boot, so the refund isn't exactly a princely sum.

Fair enough. This is probably worth $1500 for those at the top end.

 

[SurferLucas]

I started calling Seattle HQ “The Deathstar” like two years ago. Finally heard someone say it recently and it made my cold dark heart melt. I did a thing!

When I was the red headed stepchild of Alaska, my ringtone for CS was the “Imperial March” theme

 

[bimmerphile]

didn’t APA get hacked/held with ransomware in the past year? I am no company man but it’s slightly obtuse to believe that the union has better information security than a fortune xxx corporation

 

[Autothrust Blue]

didn’t APA get hacked/held with ransomware in the past year? I am no company man but it’s slightly obtuse to believe that the union has better information security than a fortune xxx corporation

Ehhhh, the Association (as in ALPA, not APA; who cares what those maniacs do) does a pretty good job overall.

 

[bLizZuE]

All my time in ALPA has taught me, if you hand a pilot a bag of money, they will just bitch about how heavy it is.

 

[Richman]

All my time in ALPA has taught me, if you hand a pilot a bag of money, they will just bitch about how heavy it is.

And bitch about how much better the old bag of money was.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

To be fair, ALPA has been doing this BS of sending what looks like legit emails to fake-out a phish/scam and admonish you for falling for it.

So you’ll have to excuse some people if they don’t trust any ALPA direct deposit setup email.

PWNED!

 

[derg]

It's amazing the outrage signing up for direct deposit amongst our pilot group. They trust the company way more than the union. we are effed.

It’s tremendously confusing. I didn’t sign up for direct because I just prefer that to be a really ‘small circle’ of people that have that information, but nothing conspiratorial.

The ones that see a vast conspiracy need psychological evaluations.

 

[derg]

To be fair, ALPA has been doing this BS of sending what looks like legit emails to fake-out a phish/scam and admonish you for falling for it.

So you’ll have to excuse some people if they don’t trust any ALPA direct deposit setup email.

PWNED!

I’ve seen zero.

Maybe you’re being phished.

 

[bLizZuE]

They’ve been sending them to @alpa.org addresses but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

They’ve been sending them to @alpa.org addresses but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one.

Yes, my ALPA email address. But you’re right, it’s been a while since I’ve seen one.

 

[CFI A&P]

All my time in ALPA has taught me, if you hand a pilot a bag of money, they will just bitch about how heavy it is.

One of the first things my mentor taught me, and I still repeat it regularly.

 

[derg]

All my time in ALPA has taught me, if you hand a pilot a bag of money, they will just bitch about how heavy it is.

“You handed this bag of money to me all rude-like. I hear United got theirs in a Tumi bag with their choice of color!”

 

[Autothrust Blue]

“You handed this bag of money to me all rude-like. I hear United got theirs in a Tumi bag with their choice of color!”

"You can afford a Tumi bag, trust me."

 

[derg]

"You can afford a Tumi bag, trust me."

I have two! Best bags on earth.

One is right there under my seat:

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I have two! Best bags on earth.

One is right there under my seat:

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never mind the bag, the Deck is cool.

 

[bLizZuE]

Deck gang, sound off!

 

[derg]

Deck gang, sound off!

I just got off a Helldivers 2 sesh, spreading managed democracy!

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Frequently Asked Questions - ALPA

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest airline pilot union in the world. Founded in 1931, the Association is chartered by the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Known internationally as US-ALPA, it is a member of the International Federation of Air Line Pilot...

www.alpa.org

 

[SurferLucas]

“You handed this bag of money to me all rude-like. I hear United got theirs in a Tumi bag with their choice of color!”

They got to pick their Tumi bag on their app