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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 1106711" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Well, you wanted to look for that 'third option', here's your homework....</p><p></p><p>This is going to be a rehash of what I did 1-2 years ago....</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unions_affiliated_with_the_AFL-CIO" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unions_affiliated_with_the_AFL-CIO</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Currently affiliated unions</strong></p><p></p><p>This is a list of AFL-CIO affiliated member unions:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Line_Pilots_Association,_International" target="_blank">Air Line Pilots Association</a> (ALPA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamated_Transit_Union" target="_blank">Amalgamated Transit Union</a> (ATU)</li> </ul><p>ATU would be a long shot for Express. They specialize in 'transit' workers (bus drivers, light rail operators, etc.)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.atu.org/" target="_blank">Amalgamated Transit Union | AFL-CIO/CLC | Freedom Through Organization</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Government_Employees" target="_blank">American Federation of Government Employees</a> (AFGE)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Musicians" target="_blank">American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada</a> (AFM)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_School_Administrators" target="_blank">American Federation of School Administrators</a> (AFSA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_State,_County_and_Municipal_Employees" target="_blank">American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees</a> (AFSCME)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Teachers" target="_blank">American Federation of Teachers</a> (AFT)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Television_and_Radio_Artists" target="_blank">American Federation of Television and Radio Artists</a> (AFTRA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Postal_Workers_Union" target="_blank">American Postal Workers Union</a> (APWU)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Train_Dispatchers_Association" target="_blank">American Train Dispatchers Association</a> (ATDA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Actors_and_Artistes_of_America" target="_blank">Associated Actors and Artistes of America</a> (4As)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors%27_Equity_Association" target="_blank">Actors' Equity Association</a> (AEA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guild_of_Musical_Artists" target="_blank">American Guild of Musical Artists</a> (AGMA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guild_of_Variety_Artists" target="_blank">American Guild of Variety Artists</a> (AGVA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guild_of_Italian_American_Actors" target="_blank">The Guild of Italian American Actors</a> (GIAA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild" target="_blank">Screen Actors Guild</a> (SAG)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakery,_Confectionery,_Tobacco_Workers_and_Grain_Millers%27_International_Union" target="_blank">Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union</a> (BCTGM)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Railroad_Signalmen" target="_blank">Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen</a> (BRS)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_School_Employees_Association" target="_blank">California School Employees Association</a> (CSEA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Workers_of_America" target="_blank">Communications Workers of America</a> (CWA)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Flight_Attendants" target="_blank">Association of Flight Attendants</a> (AFA-CWA)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Labor_Organizing_Committee" target="_blank">Farm Labor Organizing Committee</a> (FLOC)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Professional_Athletes" target="_blank">Federation of Professional Athletes</a> (Professional Athletes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass,_Molders,_Pottery,_Plastics_and_Allied_Workers_International_Union" target="_blank">Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union</a> (GMP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Alliance_of_Theatrical_Stage_Employes" target="_blank">International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada</a> (IATSE)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Bridge,_Structural,_Ornamental_and_Reinforcing_Iron_Workers" target="_blank">International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers</a> (Ironworkers)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Fire_Fighters" target="_blank">International Association of Fire Fighters</a> (IAFF)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Heat_and_Frost_Insulators_and_Allied_Workers" target="_blank">International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Machinists_and_Aerospace_Workers" target="_blank">International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers</a> (IAM)</li> </ul><p>The IAM has some potential, but again, their specialty is geared more to mechanics and 'airlines'. Express aircraft mechanics and Ramp Agents would be potential candidates for this union. This union is one of the largest that are 'potential' candidates, but they only have about 600,000 members (the IBT has about double that, at 1.3 million members - translates into RESOURCES).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.goiam.org/" target="_blank">Labor Union for the 21st Century: GOIAM</a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Workers_Union_of_America" target="_blank">Transport Workers Union of America</a> (TWU)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The TWU is another union that has experience in organizing airline labor - so they have experience with the RLA.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.twu.org/" target="_blank">Transport Workers Union Home</a></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Communications_International_Union" target="_blank">Transportation Communications International Union</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Machinists_and_Aerospace_Workers" target="_blank">International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers</a> (TCU/IAM; will merge by 2012)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITE_HERE" target="_blank">UNITE HERE</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Association" target="_blank">United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada</a> (UA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Auto_Workers" target="_blank">United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union</a> (UAW)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Mine_Workers_of_America" target="_blank">United Mine Workers of America</a> (UMWA)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Steel,_Paper_and_Forestry,_Rubber,_Manufacturing,_Energy,_Allied_Industrial_and_Service_Workers_International_Union" target="_blank">United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union</a> (USW)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Transportation_Union" target="_blank">United Transportation Union</a> (UTU)</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 1106711, member: 22880"] Well, you wanted to look for that 'third option', here's your homework.... This is going to be a rehash of what I did 1-2 years ago.... [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unions_affiliated_with_the_AFL-CIO[/url] [B]Currently affiliated unions[/B] This is a list of AFL-CIO affiliated member unions: [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Line_Pilots_Association,_International']Air Line Pilots Association[/URL] (ALPA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamated_Transit_Union']Amalgamated Transit Union[/URL] (ATU) [/LIST] ATU would be a long shot for Express. They specialize in 'transit' workers (bus drivers, light rail operators, etc.) [URL='http://www.atu.org/']Amalgamated Transit Union | AFL-CIO/CLC | Freedom Through Organization[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Government_Employees']American Federation of Government Employees[/URL] (AFGE) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Musicians']American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada[/URL] (AFM) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_School_Administrators']American Federation of School Administrators[/URL] (AFSA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_State,_County_and_Municipal_Employees']American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees[/URL] (AFSCME) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Teachers']American Federation of Teachers[/URL] (AFT) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Television_and_Radio_Artists']American Federation of Television and Radio Artists[/URL] (AFTRA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Postal_Workers_Union']American Postal Workers Union[/URL] (APWU) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Train_Dispatchers_Association']American Train Dispatchers Association[/URL] (ATDA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Actors_and_Artistes_of_America']Associated Actors and Artistes of America[/URL] (4As) [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors%27_Equity_Association']Actors' Equity Association[/URL] (AEA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guild_of_Musical_Artists']American Guild of Musical Artists[/URL] (AGMA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guild_of_Variety_Artists']American Guild of Variety Artists[/URL] (AGVA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guild_of_Italian_American_Actors']The Guild of Italian American Actors[/URL] (GIAA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild']Screen Actors Guild[/URL] (SAG) [/LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakery,_Confectionery,_Tobacco_Workers_and_Grain_Millers%27_International_Union']Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union[/URL] (BCTGM) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Railroad_Signalmen']Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen[/URL] (BRS) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_School_Employees_Association']California School Employees Association[/URL] (CSEA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Workers_of_America']Communications Workers of America[/URL] (CWA) [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Flight_Attendants']Association of Flight Attendants[/URL] (AFA-CWA) [/LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Labor_Organizing_Committee']Farm Labor Organizing Committee[/URL] (FLOC) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Professional_Athletes']Federation of Professional Athletes[/URL] (Professional Athletes) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass,_Molders,_Pottery,_Plastics_and_Allied_Workers_International_Union']Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union[/URL] (GMP) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Alliance_of_Theatrical_Stage_Employes']International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada[/URL] (IATSE) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Bridge,_Structural,_Ornamental_and_Reinforcing_Iron_Workers']International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers[/URL] (Ironworkers) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Fire_Fighters']International Association of Fire Fighters[/URL] (IAFF) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Heat_and_Frost_Insulators_and_Allied_Workers']International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers[/URL] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Machinists_and_Aerospace_Workers']International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers[/URL] (IAM) [/LIST] The IAM has some potential, but again, their specialty is geared more to mechanics and 'airlines'. Express aircraft mechanics and Ramp Agents would be potential candidates for this union. This union is one of the largest that are 'potential' candidates, but they only have about 600,000 members (the IBT has about double that, at 1.3 million members - translates into RESOURCES). [URL='http://www.goiam.org/']Labor Union for the 21st Century: GOIAM[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Workers_Union_of_America']Transport Workers Union of America[/URL] (TWU) [/LIST] The TWU is another union that has experience in organizing airline labor - so they have experience with the RLA. [URL='http://www.twu.org/']Transport Workers Union Home[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Communications_International_Union']Transportation Communications International Union[/URL]/[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Machinists_and_Aerospace_Workers']International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers[/URL] (TCU/IAM; will merge by 2012) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITE_HERE']UNITE HERE[/URL] [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Association']United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada[/URL] (UA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Auto_Workers']United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union[/URL] (UAW) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Mine_Workers_of_America']United Mine Workers of America[/URL] (UMWA) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Steel,_Paper_and_Forestry,_Rubber,_Manufacturing,_Energy,_Allied_Industrial_and_Service_Workers_International_Union']United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union[/URL] (USW) [*][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Transportation_Union']United Transportation Union[/URL] (UTU) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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