Now this is my opinion only. After 25 years of being a tried and true ALPA member (including 4 years on the MEC, and committee chairmanship), National ALPA (besides safety, accident investigation, and some legislative affairs) is about as useful ast t..s on a ......nevermind. You get the point. They won't help you, they won't try and "urge" local to do anything, they will be very happy allowing your local to kick you to the curb once it appears dues money will be lost. CactusMike is right