Not anymore. Most of that stuff has gone away. The really big MECs may have modest hospitality suites, but that's about it nowadays. Not enough money for the good parties. I didn't exactly see you throwing a big protest about the parties in Vegas when you were on the BOD, by the way.
The reason you didn't was because we did so before the BOD and refused to spend our members dues on the party. Just like we refused to go along with the one that hired the hooker and the dwarf bartender dressed like a leprechaun who was slinging drinks while she was turning tricks in exchange for BOD votes. Didn't your MEC kick in on that one (Don't waste your time with the denials. The record of the MEC who used ALPA funds to buy her ticket from DTW exists and is part of a lawsuit).
I do seem to recall a recent post from you about the next BOD and Hooters Girls. You'd think that in a time when people are losing jobs, carriers can't get T/A's passed...or even past their MEC and to the membership...that the National Officers and elected reps would be focused on jobs, not hospitality.
Maybe instead of "good parties" that money should go to buy groceries or pay COBRA for furloughed guys instead of everyone walking around impressed with how important they look in suits. Aw, what am I saying? It's a convention....PARTY TIME!!! They'll NEVER see the pic's in the magazine!!:rotfl:
It's great to know that AFTER the reps vote how they want...regardless of the crewmembers want...they can be recalled. (Actually they can before as well) See, I understood that. It's just too bad that most ALPA members don't know that their reps can vote any damn well way they please...so their interests may not be the same as the reps "political desires."
But after the vote hey, what can they do?
