Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald

Sorry to burst your rant, but ALPA national has exactly 0 to say in our negotiations. The ALPA president has to sign any agreement as head of the union, but that's it.

Now, as in any negotiation, a lot is possible, they may ask, request, pressure, threaten, bribe, blackmail all they want, but in the end, they don't have any more say than "WE" let them.