I would not called it scared. It is kind of like taking a case to the jury. Even if you have a better case, proof of burden, etc, in the end it comes down to antics and court room perception. Nothing is ever for certain in a court room, and the same holds true of a representational vote.

If it does come to a vote, so be it. It should not preclude everyone from making their pro/con points along the way.

I have made my case about the cons of an internal union. It concerns itself with the coming threats, and our ability to effectively deal with them. No matter what name is on the door plaque, this next section six, and the International threats coming are way allow us only one time to get it right, and we cannot afford to be working on shoring up our flank and the same time we are fighting these battles. On top of this, it is about unity of a profession. It really cannot get any simpler than that. Over time isolationism has not worked.

The idea of voting the current ALPA out and then seeing ALPA implode to have a new Majors Only ALPA rise from the ashes is a long ball at best. Look no further than the AFA vote where many that did not want AFA were voting yes, to them turn vote them out for IAM.