What a hog wash!!! ALPA never cared for regional airlines, never will.. With more and more flying being done by them, "commuters" of the past are becoming "regionals" of "lifers". ALPA could have prevented this long time ago... It's too late now.. BAHA Fan of flying but not for slave wages ----- Original Message ---- > The bidding process has upset Duane Woerth, president of ALPA International. Last week, he told the Star Tribune that he will pull >out all the stops to hamper a race to the bottom on pilot pay rates at regional carriers. > Northwest's proposal process can be used by managements at a variety of carriers to press for pilot concessions, but Woerth said >he's working with ALPA units nationwide to block those attempts.