Quadspeed - You fail to comprehend what I'm saying. All your arguments are valid for a functioning union with collective bargaining powers and a membership based on solidarity.
Do you understand that your ability to conduct Contract Compliance is unique to the same laws that disallow collective bargaining ? If an ALPA airline conducted CC during negotiations, the company would have them in front of a Judge within a week. The Judge would then order all union members to maintain the status quo or be fined or jailed.
You are legally able to conduct CC. In this regard you have far more leverage than any ALPA union. You have more power - Unless you choose not to use it, or decide to meekly ignore it.
The concept of individual contracts empowering pilots is asinine. Historically it has weakened their ability to improve their lot. JetBlue attempted that experiment. They voted for ALPA representation last month; after being led around by the nose by management.
Pilots on individual contracts, with no Association is managements wet dream.