ALPA is part of the AFL-CIO, and Section 2 of the AFL-CIO Constitution reads:

The objects and principles of the federation are:

2. To aid and assist affiliated unions in extending the benefits of mutual assistance and collective bargaining to workers and to promote the organization of the unorganized into unions of their own choosing for their mutual aid, protection and advancement, giving recognition to the principle that both craft and industrial unions are appropriate, equal and necessary as methods of union organization.


So does that answer your question about if ALPA helping out another AFL-CIO union organize other workers on the property is legal? Not only is it legal...it's highly encouraged. I'm actually surprised nobody has filed charges against ALPA for not being supportive of the previous organizing attempts at Delta.

As i've said in another post...thinking that Delta pilots are better off without other work groups being unionized is just a bunch of bull****. If you are better off then why aren't Delta pilots the best paid, have the best benefits, and best work rules in the industry already? You've had 80 years to get there without other unionized work groups. How is it that some pilots at other carriers (where other employee groups ARE unionized) do better than Delta pilots? This is the good ole boys club way of thinking. The Moak train of thought. I thought you guys were tired of that? You want to keep hurting your negotiations because you're the unofficial bargaining agent for the whole company? Go ahead. Or you can pull your head out of the sand and see how having other employee groups unionized wouldn't hurt Delta pilots a bit...and in some cases might actually help. It's up to you. In the meantime...thanks for indirectly negotiating for the 20,000 flight attendants as well.