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ALPA lost its collective mind during the 80's. We had a republican as MEC Chair and thousands of pilots on the street. If you want references for ALPA, I recommend asking any Braniff, Eastern, Continental or Frontier pilots. Or even a former member of PATCO. There's a reason no large ALPA carrier has risked a strike in 30 years.
Can you point me to a non-ALPA large carrier that has struck the last 30 years? Oh yeah, AAL went on strike for 10 minutes in 1997!