Originally Posted by
shiznit
The one thing that comes to mind is that ALPA has partially "spun off" the professional lawyer branch of ALPA... Its now a "subsidiary company" called the ISPC, or International Pilot Services Corporation.
The ability of this business to operate outside the direct control of ALPA is what I think (just an opinion/guess) will prevent a DFR lawsuit to have merit. Any lawyers have better precedent/information?
The DFR lawsuit will not be against the subsidiary, it will be against ALPA national. It will not be a defense for ALPA to say: "It wasn't us...it was the subsidiary we used to negotiate." That defense would not have a legal leg to stand upon. Especially given the amount of written material showing ALPA bragging about APA using the professional services and expertise of
ALPA.
Carl