GearDownFlaps20... you hit the nail on the head.
Insanity is often described as "trying the same damm thing, and expecting a different result".
Well, ALPA has let us down, time and time again. I feel like Charlie Brown in A Peanuts Comic, with Lucy always pulling the football away at the last minute....Always promising not to. And Charlie is such a looser for believing she has changed.
Teamsters is a viable alternative. And before you can say, "They changed"[ALPA], ask yourself what their motive is... (A) Loss of dues?, or (B)Loss of face possibly?, or (C) Are they now trying to Right A Wrong?. Hmmm... I am going with A&B. Thats my guy feeling, and it is about time I began listening to it.
If I were a betting man, I would guess 95% of Atlas would vote IBT. I personally know of 2 who won't. Mabye there is hope for their lost souls...