I guess, most dis-functional union. Granted the "jury" is still out on USAPA. Personally, I'll take them over ALPA any day! Like they used to say over at AA, "Crandall might be an ass-hole, but at least he is our ass-hole".
USAPA is at least an interesting experiment. Worth the effort to throw off the "arrogant" yoke of ALPA. Revolutions are inherently messy. Takes a while to work through the growing pains.
At the end of the day, I think the most important concept to fight for is that no one ends up with a "windfall". I know I don't want to "gain" anything from the West and I don't think the West should "gain" anything from me. How do you maintain "status quo"? Maybe separate ops will turn out to be the best solution. Time will tell. In enough time, it won't even matter.
In the mean time, a serious attempt to address the legitimate concerns of both the East and the West in that regard should be undertaken, whether that turns out to be the purview of USAPA, ALPA or something else, I really don't care. It just needs to be done.
I think both pilot groups have a lot more in common, than the "leaders" of our factions care to admit.
seajay