I have been a member of the ALAEA for some time, this is about to cease, my issue is that the association is an instrument designed for the airlines, all the news letters, any info that is received all revolves around the airlines. I have not worked airlines, and will quite likely never work the airlines. They don't seem to have much interest in doing anything that is not airline related. The engineers that work for the company I am employed by are negotiating the new eba, and we have gone through the AWU, will they be any better?, who knows, but we have decided that we need to try something other than the ALAEA. It comes down to each to their own, if you are not happy with your representation, you need to try something else. I have never heard anyone rave about how well the association have looked after them, have you?