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ATN_Pilot · July 29th, 2008, 01:45

What the hell happened to you, merit? You leave the industry and suddenly you're anti-ALPA?

Here's some real facts for you: unionfacts.com is full of total BS, not facts at all. It's run by a man named Richard Berman who is a lobbyist for anti-labor groups. He's made a fortune by destroying the "little people" in this country. He spent years lobbying for a group that did nothing but fight an increase to the minimum wage. He despises unions, and he uses his anti-union website to trick union members into turning against their own unions and fellow members.

Here's the truth: those figures that you see posted on that site are the figures that ALPA is required by the Bush administration to submit to the DOL. They include not only salary, but benefits and expenses also. When ALPA reimbursed me for a hotel, the DOL considered that as taxable income for me, and ALPA was required to report it to the DOL as "compensation" that I received. All of those compensation figures that you see on that website include the same things. Hotels, taxis, rental cars, meals, housing allowance in DC, etc... It isn't money that they actually get. The President of ALPA has never made anything close to $500k, even during the good times before 9/11 and after UAL '00. It's all a bogus scam that the anti-labor administration has cooked up in cahoots with scumbags like Berman to destroy labor. Don't fall for it.

July 29th, 2008, 01:45	#2
ATN_Pilot Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ATL Posts: 6,036	Re: ALPA National Officers and Employees Salaries What the hell happened to you, merit? You leave the industry and suddenly you're anti-ALPA? Here's some real facts for you: unionfacts.com is full of total BS, not facts at all. It's run by a man named Richard Berman who is a lobbyist for anti-labor groups. He's made a fortune by destroying the "little people" in this country. He spent years lobbying for a group that did nothing but fight an increase to the minimum wage. He despises unions, and he uses his anti-union website to trick union members into turning against their own unions and fellow members. Here's the truth: those figures that you see posted on that site are the figures that ALPA is required by the Bush administration to submit to the DOL. They include not only salary, but benefits and expenses also. When ALPA reimbursed me for a hotel, the DOL considered that as taxable income for me, and ALPA was required to report it to the DOL as "compensation" that I received. All of those compensation figures that you see on that website include the same things. Hotels, taxis, rental cars, meals, housing allowance in DC, etc... It isn't money that they actually get. The President of ALPA has never made anything close to $500k, even during the good times before 9/11 and after UAL '00. It's all a bogus scam that the anti-labor administration has cooked up in cahoots with scumbags like Berman to destroy labor. Don't fall for it. __________________