Well, I tend to agree that ALPA is pretty much a powerless middleman entity, but hey, their magazine sure is great - isn't it???

Signing a 16 year contract with a no strike clause? Management can walk all over us now until its time to renegotiate because they know we can't do anything about it.

I also love all the talk about ALPA working to get us increased pay and bring pilot salaries up. Well, uh, weren't you the ones that agreed to the pay we have now?

Unions are the opiate of the masses. All things being equal I would like one with a little more bite.