It is puzzling to me to see how blindsided so many on this forum are. After all that ALPA has f'ed up, so many still WANT to be part of ALPA! That is rediculous in my view.

Do you all not realize that the reason Pinnacle is going to shrink is because Delta's ALPA agreed to a contract predicated on the fact that Pinnacle will SHRINK! They signed a deal that half of the CRJ-200's system wide will be parked in the desert, and only a handful of 900's will be awarded to the LOWEST bidder.

Yet!....So many still say that they want ALPA.

In our legal system, an attorney cannot legally defend the plaintiff AND the defendant. Each side of the isle needs their own representation. Likewise, a regional needs to be represented to best suit their own needs, and a major needs to be represented to best suit their own needs as well.

Pinnacle and each regionally out there could far much farther if they banded together and formed a multi-regional union.