In further conflict of interest, one needs not look any further than the TWA/AA deal where ALPA did not represent the TWA pilots. In fact, they undermined the TWA pilots. Why? Because they were worried more of gaining the representation of the AA pilots than representing the TWA pilots. $$$$!!
Gaining the AA pilots would have also eliminated a competing union and the ideal that "the largest group of airline pilots (at that time) can do fine representing themselves."
Someone said it best above:
Seems to be very much like lawyers, the money is made by the legal teams on both sides regardless of what is achieved.
On a side note, if the TWA pilots lawsuit makes it to a trial you can bet it's going to cost the membership at the very least, and at the very most, bankrupt the union...unless ALPA decides to talk.
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