Originally Posted by FreightDawgyDog

I don't really have a dog in this fight but thought I would share a little experience. FedEx was ALPA in the early 90's, had many pilots that did not like them and voted them off the property for the FedEx Pilots Association (FPA) in 1996. After getting their arse handed to them in contract talks a few years later, even the original supporters of FPA realized they needed ALPA back and they were voted back in with over 92% (of the 95% membership participation) voting for ALPA in 2002. Almost all the pilots who were pro FPA joined ALPA the second time around. Lots of wasted time with no raise or real improvements while we fought internal battles. Your mileage may vary but it might be worth taking a look at what happened at FedEx before you decide an independent union is the way to go..