Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
Why even entertain the Teamsters?? ALPA needs the new blood, and you need ALPA...
Why entertain the IBT? As you said, ALPA needs new blood. Colgan pilots need work rules and a contract. They don't need to spend a bunch of energy revitalizing ALPA.
The most important issue is that Colgan gets
A union. Better the second choice than none at all.