Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

ALPA has used its power to thwart regional airlines who tried to conflict with our interests. Hence one of the powers of unity.

A lot of people talk about an alleged "conflict of interest" but no one can cite a single example of ALPA siding with a regional to our detriment.

If we negotiate in our mutual best interest, there is no conflict. When we screw up and try to outsource our flying to the lowest cost provider ALPA still got involved in the fight on our side. I'm not sure how a "conflict of interest" is a problem when:

(1) We always win,
(2) Even when we are stupid, rule 1 still applies

Again, our problem has not been ALPA national refusing to sign our ill considered outsourcing deals. They are not responsible for our contracts, neither is some regional pilot. We are responsible for OUR contracts.