I never understood why AA pilot group didn't go with ALPA after the merger.

I would assume that so much of the hesitancy has to do with the support staff at APA. ALPA already has the people that APA has, and I doubt they want to carry the additional staff in DFW when everything is already centered in Tysons Corner and the satellite offices around the country for the MEC’s.

What’s up with the NC chair resigning after a couple of days in that position?

Perhaps got a look under the hood and said "F this I'm out."

similar to the Irish mob

Tough gig right now. What's in the best long-term interest of the pilot group? Do you try to do damage control and minimize short-term carnage, or try to help the company setup for long-term survival? Are those mutually exclusive? Nobody knows.

How about... "Try not to sign industry-worst LOAs."

Then, and I know this is a stretch, "try to accomplish even a fraction of what the other airline unions have accomplished."

As posted above me, none of what APA has done is defensible.


Is APA right and Delta ALPA and United ALPA horrible wrong? I'm gonna stick with Occam on this one

I'm just saying it would suck to be the NC guy right now.

It would suck..if you were trying to find creative solutions to avoid furloughs like every other airline did. Meanwhile the BOD is perfectly fine with just tossing everyone on the street with no thought given on now to prevent it.