Not sure if you're being serious or just gaslighting that this is some scam or fleece job by APA. First, you always have union protections. Only difference between apprentice member and full member is that if you’re terminated, it’s more difficult for APA to get your job back as an apprentice. But up to that point, at any hearing or meeting with the company you have full protection, representation, and access to union resources.

Second, why don't you reach out to the person who wrote the resolution and ask him about his timing if you think he's in on the scam? The board approved this measure at the August meeting, not in time for the CBA vote this go around unfortunately. But they approved it the first time it was formally introduced and considered.

Regardless, with AA hiring 2,000 a year I don't see how anyone can argue that those new members having voting privileges for domicile elections, future CBA agreements, and all other union matters (yes even recalls which they didn't before!) is a bad thing. The resolution was written to mirror what SWAPA does.