This thread seems to just complain about ALPA. How about some reasons why DPA will make our lives better? Not pipe dreams.

- Why would cutting ourselves off from our fellow major airline pilots and making ourselves a smaller group improve our political clout on any of these issues?
- Why would we get better contracts? Professional negotiators? We could do that now.
- How can we trust the people who want to run this?
- Why would a smaller group of just Delta guys listen anymore than those in charge now?

So far I just don't see it. I look around at the airlines that are in house, (ex SWA and they've had history below average contracts), and I see a big mess as far as representation goes.