Guys,

At my previous employer we went from non-union to boy's club, to in-house union, to ALPA, to in-house union, to ALPA.......without the national resources we would have neve negotiated an industry leading contract.

However, without " member ratification " on all loa's, ta's, etc, alpa would NEVER have been voted back on the property.

Even this protection did not prevent the membership from approving a woefully inadequate LOA for new foreign domiciles......as supported by the MEC chairman.

Do current ALPA by-laws contain framework to require member ratification on loa's, side letters, etc? Sea lawyers? Anyone?
Regards,