ALPA

Founded in 1931, ALPA represents tens of thousands of pilots across major U.S. and Canadian airlines and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Its activities focus on aviation safety, professional standards, and collective bargaining. Within the U.S. airline industry, ALPA agreements are often influential in shaping compensation and working-condition benchmarks. Under the Railway Labor Act, collective disputes are subject to extended mediation and cooling-off procedures before any industrial action can occur.