Since we are all part of the same company I think the "co-worker" attitude is appropriate. The alternative is antagonism, which will permanently estrange the two lists and set the stage for whipsaw for years to come.

You attitude is what makes it REALLY hard for me and others to try to sell alpa to some of our co-workers. SKW pilots tend to be pretty independent as a group (cowboy/mountain culture I guess) and the first hint of union thuggery produces a pretty violent backlash.

BTW, the coat-tails theory is only vaguely applicable. The main reason that we have never had a union is the company culture...they used to take care of people, in more ways than just compensation (and the compensation used to pretty good by industry standards). Of course that's all changing now.