American Airlines Pilots Association Refuses Merger with Larger Union
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) has rejected a possible merger with the Air Lines Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents 67,000 pilots at various US and Canadian carriers. The APA represents around 15,000 pilots at American Airlines and is the largest independent pilots union in the world. A small union committee had been exploring whether a merger with ALPA would benefit its members since last November. The committee was set up after a poll of members concluded that the majority wanted to explore a possible merger with ALPA.