Originally Posted by BoilerUP

Its only an unnecessary bureaucracy until you need ALPA Aeromedical or Legal Services. Or loss-of-licence insurance. Or someone to represent you and protect your job if you make a mistake. Or to negotiate higher pay for the 70+ seat jets you've been flying for well longer than the original agreement...

ALPA ain't some mythical group of evildoers in Herndon - ALPA is everybody in your Local, and everybody in your pilot group. ALPA is only as strong and useful as your fellow pilots are unified.