Originally Posted by
TallFlyer
But every carrier represented by ALPA is a separate labor group, able to sign off on their own CBAs. If that weren't the case, if National were able to dictate who can and can't sign what contract, pilots would be screaming bloody murder about that and ALPA wouldn't exist.
This is exactly what I don't like about ALPA. There's no benefit being associated with ALPA at the negotiating table if each labor group is on their own. In fact, it's very limiting and promotes under-bidding in the same market. So many regional carriers are ALPA, which actually limits their ability to combine labor and strengthen their leverage.
Here's a semi-interesting read related to the subject.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/17/fe...ne-workplaces/