Unhappy American pilots to push union switch after five decades - Chicago Tribune

A group of American Airlines pilots is preparing a push to give up their 53-year-old independent union and join the larger Air Line Pilots Association, after peers at rival carriers secured tentative contracts with better pay and benefits.

Resolutions calling for creation of an Allied Pilots Association committee to evaluate the issue will be introduced in at least two pilot bases over the next two weeks, according to interviews with aviators supporting the change. The proposals could go to the union's board for approval, with the goal of merging APA into ALPA, they said.

Frustration has been building over the past two months among APA members after pilots at Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines agreed to tentative terms that would boost their compensation above that in a contract American aviators reached last year. If Delta pilots approve their accord, a provision in United Continental's labor agreement would increase pay at that carrier to the same rates. United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp. aviators also have gained new contracts since last year.

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Unhappy American pilots to push union switch after five decades - Chicago Tribune