Here's the union statement.

ALPA agrees that a process will have to be negotiated to accommodate the provisions of our scope language, as well as to abide by ALPA Merger Policy. As stated above, ALPA Merger policy will apply because management has announced the combination of ALPA represented pilot groups. The fact that management labeled the part of the transaction as an “asset transfer” does not mean that Merger Policy will not apply, nor does it mean that that the Mesaba pilots have fewer rights than we otherwise might have. Significantly, even management has recognized that ALPA Merger Policy applies.