Go-Around,
I think what A and C is saying is that this "representation" that you want will require someone's time. And that person will want to be paid for that time. And the money for that will come out of his subscription.
Even unions are susceptible to market forces. If they don't keep their fee-paying members happy, the cease to exist. They don't really care about wannabes, because by the time us wannabes are long-haul captains, the current union leaders will have retired.
FFF
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