Carl;
It is not an SLI. Period. Spout some ideas, because we as ALPA pilots need to figure out how to help each other out, and job fairs just do not cut it.

It is not double speak, as you like to term it. I think it is advisable for us to take care of our own union's pilots before other pilots. That is in essence trade unionism. Offer them slots, guaranteed interviews, etc. My first choice is not an SLI for reasons listed. It is not a merger, or an acquisition. We own the coded flying, and they are contractors. They are ALPA pilots though, and because of this simple fact, their well being should be of some concern to us.