If you really think that alpa national unifies the pilots as a group, then you are smoking crack. Just ask everybody who stood by and watched the pensions being taken from the USAir guys.. and did nothing... then us. then United.... no sir.. that is where I think you are wearing extreme rose colored glasses in your loyalty to the national ASSociation. They are there for one reason and one reason only.. to support the individual... I say again.. individual associations under their umbrella.... that and to milk as much money from them as possible....