Couple of things off the top of my head.
- Union dues stop going to ALPA You don't cover your costs anyway.
- Put's ALPA into a position of having to battle/refute both airlines and regional airline pilots Nothing to refute. All flying belongs to us with the exceptions in our section 1 that we have voted to be outsourced JV'd, code shared etc.
- RALPA can prioritize regional pilots interests, pay and benefits. By contrast ALPA prioritizes major airline interests such as Norwegian Air. You can do that now. If you don't think the Norwegian schemes and ME state carriers are a threat to all US airline employee's(not just pilots) you're delusional.
- The moment RALPA is born, major airlines have to really question whether its worth having the regional airline B scale ??
- Major Airlines have to deal with RALPA for flow and pilot pipeline No they won't. They will interview and hire any pilot they choose from any background.
- RALPA becomes the new goto organization for students and universities for hiring information etc. ???
- RALPA is not just a union but an association serving the interests of regional airline pilots and those aspiring to become regional airline pilots. With the exception of a very few, NO ONE aspires/aspired to be a regional pilot as a career..
- Better ability to strike You do realize that is the reason that every hub/city pair has multiple partners each day. One regional won't shut down a hub or city pair.
All I can think of at the moment. I wish IBT could be this union but I honestly don't know where their priorities lie.