Originally Posted by
Lindy
At this rate it looks like neither ALPA nor USAPA will be on property.
OBVIOUS to outsiders looking in: when the numbers are not 50% +1 for the vote of either ALPA or USAPA, neither union will be on property. (Correct me if I am wrong, but it isn't the number of pilots voting, but the number of eligible to voters. So, 10% do not vote and have 40% for ALPA and 40% for USAPA = no union)
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Lindy
I am not sure that is correct. I believe that as long as 50% +1 vote for some type of union support then a Union will be on Property.
For example:
49% vote for NO union
25% vote for ALPA
20% vote for Independent
6% vote for IBT (Teamsters)
51% voted for some type of Union representation, ALPA has the majority in the above case. So ALPA becomes or remains (in USAir's case) the Bargaining agent. That is how ALPA got on property the first time in 1992 at FedEx.