Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
There is one little problem with that theory...Legally speaking, there is only one "ALPA". Legally speaking, we both belong to the SAME union. This would work with American and Eagle, because they are different unions. That won't work with ALPA anymore. Either we work TOGETHER on scope, or there will be legal issues.
Actually we belong to the same association. The unions are all chartered at the local level. The RLA forbids national unions in this industry hence why ALPA is a association and each MEC functions as a individual union and negotiated individual contracts.