"Based on this process, I voted to have the AFL-CIO endorse Senator Obama for president. There are many reasons why I concluded that this is in the best interest of airline pilots, but one issue overshadows all others: the power of the president to appoint the leaders of the alphabet soup that dominates our profession—DOT, FAA, DOL, DHS, TSA, NTSB, and NMB. Based on the record, it is clear that Senator Obama will appoint officials who share his pro-worker, pro-pilot philosophy."

Capt John Prater, ALPA President

http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pre...08/2008-10.pdf