Originally Posted by FlyJSH

Why not investigate them both before drawing a conclusion...

ALPA is a member union of the AFL-CIO. The AFL-CIO represents a whole bunch of professions:

Unions of the AFL-CIO

You might want to take a look at who the Airline Division of the IBT represent:
Who We Represent
A couple notable pilot groups are Republic (all three), ABX, and NetJets.

My guess is these horse drivers have probably heard of block or better before.




I suggest you do some real research before you choose between ALPA and the IBT. If you want ALPA, fine. But make sure you are choosing ALPA because they are BETTER, not because ALPA has AIRLINE PILOTS in its name.