Emotion? Thats a laugh. This move to Teamsters is purely based on fact and poor performance by ALPA. It's all about representation.
For the record I was a Teamster, and unless you have been represented by an independant Local then you have nothing to compare the move by Atlas to. Everytime you state how bad IBT was in relation to Local 747 you are comparing apples to oranges.
I hear this time and again how bad it was under Local 747, Atlas is not going to be part of 747 in any way shape or form.
Independant representation under your own Local is beyond anything that ALPA can provide.
Local 747 has become a mini-ALPA, it's too convoluted and with the power struggles they can't fully represent the miriad of crewforces under it's banner. If anything they are the poster child of what will be changed in the next 12 months.
DBW