Originally Posted by
Arado 234
You wait! We'll join ALPA and you'll have the same pompous important - acting clowns running the show.
Nothing will change, but the name of the union.
There will be some things that change, with one of them being operating under the ALPA Constitution and By-Laws. Contained within that framework are the way we do our elections. Our MEC Chairmen (the equivalent of your APA President) are elected by the base representatives. Pilots continue to elect base representatives. From what I understand, this is different from the way your structure is. It is significant.
Oh, our discontented in ALPA rarely use the adjective "pompous". There are a lot of other words used though.