Originally Posted by Nevets

By the way, its a big misconception that individual ALPA groups are not independent. ALPA is a bottom up organization. ALPA national cannot tell an MEC how to handle its business. The MEC does what they think is in the best interest of their pilot group. No different than any independent union. The difference is that with ALPA you have all the resources that are available to the MEC by virtue of being part of ALPA.