I have had my issues with ALPA, especially when I was new and they screwed me out of our contract vote and put me in bad standing for not paying merger fund dues fast enough for them... However, in all fairness they did do something for me that I thought was pretty cool and it was a hell of a lot more than my own company did for me... I was out on FMLA for 2 months and ALPA actually sent me a check to help me out. I was very surprised and grateful as that was the only income I had during those 2 months on medical leave.