I have to respectively disagree with this statement. ALPA is not the problem, the weak pilot group is too blame. To many members do not know or understand the contract inside and out. They complain about the contract and union but can't even comprehend key contractual sections and don't understand how the union operates. If everyone studied the contract and knew it inside and out just like the POH and FOM, I can almost guarantee we would have a much stronger and more professional group.