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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.
There is nothing ALPA or any other union can do to save failing airlines. They represent workers at those airlines, they don't manage the airlines and determine profit and loss. There will continue to be winners and losers in the airline wars. It's a brutal industry and unions can't insulate workers from those realities.