Joetommy
You hit upon a great idea...it would be very telling if ALL of the Atlas leadership would resign and assure its members that they will hold no place at your new union. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Bourne (and Cato) have been hatching this plan for over a year. ALPA has been aware (as has Polar) and is remiss in not dealing with it. Central to the effort is the same cast of characters retaining their lifestyle. Their backdoor tactics have fallen flat at ALPA...they continue to work this Teamster angle hard with Cato and demonize the "uncooperative" Polar folks.
Big sales point will be negating the Merged Seniority List...
I sincerely hope that all of the Atlas crewmembers ask hard and thoughtful questions before going down the Teamster road and rewarding Bourne and Cato. They have been footing the bill for the benefit of a handful of political hacks long enough. In their hearts, they know its true.