This is not true. If this is what the IBT supporters have been telling you then it's no wonder that you're having doubts about ALPA. It simply isn't true. Fact: ALG-Mohawk LPPs that govern mergers between two different unions are exactly the same as ALPA merger policy. Whether you're with the IBT or ALPA, the same merger policy will be adhered to: direct negotiations, mediation, then arbitration. Neither pilot group has a "bigger stick" under this policy. This is what you need to consider: in a merger, ALPA will only be responsible under the law for protecting the interests of its own members. If you are members of ALPA, then ALPA will have to negotiate fairly for both pilot groups. But if ALPA only represents the PCL pilots, then ALPA is only responsible for negotiating and fighting for the best interests of the PCL pilots. In a fight over integration, who do you think has more experience in negotiating, mediating, and arbitrating a pilot integration? The IBT doesn't hold a candle to ALPA in these matters. If it comes down to a fight between ALPA and the IBT on an integration, then the IBT members will be at an extreme disadvantage. If I were you, I'd want ALPA on my side.
