ALPA has a major conflict of interest... ALPA has signed these below standard CBA's. ALPA has in fact caused this mess! Will they ever be able to clean it up?

http://www.capapilots.org/Legislativ...ing_Policy.pdf

CAPA Position: CAPA does not support any restrictions on a pilot’s personal off duty time. Commuting has never been a problem until recently when the airlines have dramatically reduced the qualifications and compensation of new hire pilots. This change has brought into the industry pilots who often do not have the means to self police their own rest needs. The cost of a hotel room can be an insurmountable burden to a pilot only earning $17,000 per year. The perceived problem with commuting is often another symptom of the race to the bottom in pilot compensation, qualification and experience. If we take steps to put professional pilots back in the cockpit, who are compensated at a level commensurate with the tremendous responsibilities they shoulder, we will solve this and many other problems within the industry.

PS CAPA's letter about the CVR bill (s 3048) is a much better argument than ALPA's was...
http://www.capapilots.org/legislativ...points_cvr.pdf