We leave ALPA eventually. It's mathematical certainty. ALPA is 38 airlines with only 2 majors represented. If only one more major airline leaves then CAPA will represent more airline pilots than ALPA. ALPA will represent all the regionals and CAPA will represent all the majors.

In hindsight, my oversimplification of the delta ta vote is that the average age of the delta pilots is around 53ish. The company knows this and threw some money towards them gaining the necessary votes. These guys aren't trying to gain or prove anything. They just want more money before they retire. From that standpoint the agreement is "good" to them. But simple logic would dictate that this type of contract cannot be repeated, although it has, because eventually we will be jobless.