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Old 12-20-2020, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SocialistPilot View Post
This is bad advice. I was represented by ALPA at a regional with about 300 pilots. Worth every penny, they effectively fought management every step of the way and secured thousands for the pilots in back pay, contract signing bonuses etc. It is my understanding that ALPA represents pilot groups with as little as 50 pilots, though I'm not sure if they represent 135 operations
And I'd think that 300 pilots is probably about the minimum to be worth the squeeze, if it's under the umbrella of an established union.

If you're going independent, probably need ten times that... and the examples I can think of have very high per-capita gross income.
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