Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

That's not the reason at all. ALPA doesn't want the RLA to change because ALPA uses the RLA as the reason to pressure any member union from considering putting labor risk on the table. ALPA will immediately hit you with: "I know it sucks guys, but the RLA just won't ever let anyone strike anymore. Management knows it, so we have to all get along no matter what." It's totally false of course, but it provides the road map for ALPA's excuse making.

The fact is that ALPA has turned itself into a sham insurance company. No different than companies that want to sell you extended warranty insurance or earthquake insurance for houseboats. ALPA wants to continue collecting dues (the equivalent of insurance premiums) from you, but they want to ensure that you never consider anything that might be a risk to ALPA (striking or any other fight against management) that might cause ALPA to actually spend money. It's the perfect scenario for them. A continuous revenue stream of dues income, while fighting members from ever taking an action that might present a risk to ALPA. The key to the scam is line pilots continuing to believe ALPA is actually offering them anything of value.

Carl