Union to management types of agreements are generally held to be illegal and they don't hold up. All you can do is "suggest", and in any event. anyone looking to switch sides won't have any compunction in "pressing to test" on that, because it's all about them and their good deal.

The management to union switch is even more heavily restricted. You can't prevent any member in good standing from running for a position.

I always wondered why you guys didn't go with ALPA after the merger.

Same reason all sorts of decisions are made around here: "Because this is the way we've always done it!"

Because an entity as big as ALPA is often interested in certain things that go beyond the individual needs of one specific airline. Now at ALPA, Delta and United are the big fish and they set a lot of the tone. So it’s safe to assume that if American were part of ALPA its needs would be prominent. But nothing changes the fact that as APA, the needs of your pilots and your airline are heard and catered to individually. Sure you may pay for certain services or what have you through ALPA National, but in the end your representatives represent you. No one else.

There are too many pilots here that got hired in their early 20s 35 years ago who have had 1 job in civilian aviation: AA. They lack perspective and outside the box thinking. They are great pilots and extremely valuable crew members but we'll never have an ILC while they are still here.

You have much to learn about APA and it's structure.

You nailed it. ☝️

I may know more than you realize 🙄

Whenever we sign a contract, in god knows how long, we’re still entitled to back pay starting on 1/1/2020 right? That hasn’t changed correct?

Not to turn this into a vaccination debate. If you don't feel comfortable getting it, don't. I didn't initially, but after about 6 months, I decided to do it.

What is your definition of a "long period of time"? Is there a medical standard you know of? Do you have a sweet spot timeframe where you all of a sudden become comfortable with a vaccine? Almost two billion people have been fully vaccinated with one of the various versions of the COVID vaccines over the past 8 months or so. Most serious side effects from vaccinations occur within weeks of getting them. Do some people get rare side effects? Of course. Every vaccine has them, including the ones we have been administering for decades.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/s...ting-the-shot-

Most people don't even read the side of boxes for various OTC medicines we take everyday. They can all cause side effects. Stomach ulcers, kidney failure, Down Syndrom, liver failure, high blood pressure, etc, but we take them without even thinking. Why is this vaccine so different aside from someone mandating a requirement to have it?