To all those who want an In House, The only thing stopping you from starting one is......YOU. It's been tried before and failed. It will cost a lot more $$$ to start an In House than it will to get ALPA on the property. Good luck with that. We just don't have the resources. SWA's management is union friendly, as they welcomed their unionization. JetBlue management hates unions. Your uphill battle is pretty steep.
But imagine this.....having a union run by JetBlue pilots, elected by JetBlue pilots, and held accountable by JetBlue pilots. And at the same time, you would have access to the best aviation attorneys and doctors on the planet. It's called ALPA. Any union that is ALPA sponsored is actually an In House union with access to ALPA national's many resources. ALPA national does not control any of its sponsored unions. Every decision an ALPA sponsored union makes is up to its own pilots. YOU have the final say......not ALPA. Any bad experiences you may have had with an ALPA sponsored union is the fault of YOUR own airline's union.
This is a business decision. When making a business decision, it is far better to use logic instead of emotion. We need a union ASAP. Whether you want ALPA, In House, Teamsters, Mickey Mouse, etc, please just send in your cards so we can actually vote for some type of representation. Can we all agree that we need to be represented? Let's get past that step first. Send in your cards!