ALPA's Team Approach

Local pilot leaders chart the course of negotiations and make the decisions, but those pilots call on teams of ALPA experts and advisors to guide them through the negotiations process. That team includes:

• 42 professional negotiators in ALPA's Representation Dept.
• 13 financial analysts in ALPA's Economic & Financial Analysis Dept.
• 13 attorneys in ALPA's Legal Dept., and others in general counsel's law firm,
• 17 Retirement and Insurance benefit specialists, including 3 benefit attorneys, 2 pension investment advisors, and 1 pension actuary
• 18 communications specialists from ALPA's Communications Dept.

Let's face it, negotiating a collective bargaining agreement for pilots under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) can present some unique challenges. With ALPA, you and your pilot group can respond to these challenges using a time-tested team approach to negotiations.

Years of experience, an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the RLA, and commitment to best practices have molded the ALPA team approach into an extremely effective process for achieving a pilot group's contract goals.

In the team approach, pilot volunteers, elected officers, committees, and ALPA staff fulfill specific roles and responsibilities in negotiations. The team strategy capitalizes on each player's particular expertise, knowledge, and experience, which enables the pilot group to deliver a powerful, unified, and effective effort.