Originally Posted by
Avroman
Don't count on ALPA to be any more representative or legitimate. They are nothing but a political machine looking to stay on flight pay loss for themselves.
I've always said, ALPA is only as good as their MEC. Go with an in-house union if the letters alpa scare you. In the end, leadership is comprised of pilots on your seniority list only. That's true regardless of the letters in the name of the union.
Originally Posted by
E6-B
Correct.
You can't vote at an ALPA carrier until you've been on property for a year and are off probation.
Someone who's still being evaluated and has no experience with the company shouldn't be voting.
It's not unlike the US constitution. We don't let 17 year old people vote either. There is a good reason for these rules.