Originally Posted by DeadHead

Not being all that knowledgeable with scope, I think that eventually ALPA National cannot sufficiently represent both Mainline and Regional Companies without stepping over certain boundaries. The growth of mainline will hinder the growth at regionals, and vice versa.

I think scope should have been the line drawn in the sand a long time ago that distinguished the difference between Mainline Flying and Regional Flying. That line, in my opinion, should have been drawn by ALPA National, set in concrete, and non-negotiable within separate union groups.

On a sidenote, if standards at the regionals were raised in terms of Contracts, Work Rules, QOL, and salaries then the whole scope controversy would probably not be as big as an issue. I say that because it comes down to nickels and cents, if it's gonna cost mainline the same amount to build their regional subsidaries as it did to expand mainline flying it would be a mute point.