Air Line Pilots Association Group Return

“Members: the air line pilots association, international (alpa) is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 76,000 pilots at 43 u.s. And canadian airlines. Alpa has two categories of active members (active and executive active). Alpa also collects union dues from executive inactive members (at a reduced rate) and "non-members". Executive inactive members are entitled to all of the rights and benefits of active members except they may not vote, assume or hold elective or appointive office (including committee assignments), attend meetings or be included on the active member mailing list. "non-members" are not members of alpa who are nevertheless required to pay union dues or fees under an agency shop agreement. Non-members who object to sharing the cost of any union activities not germane to collective bargaining are entitled to a pro rata adjustment for any expenses that are not germane. Non-members are not entitled to any benefits of alpa membership”

“Alpa's highest governing body is the board of directors. Members of the board of directors are directly elected from local councils by the active and executive active members assigned to those local councils. The members of other alpa governing bodies - all of which are subsidiary to the board of directors - are elected by the members of the board of directors.”

“The Air Line Pilots Association Group 990 Return is reviewed by staff accountants, Finance Department management staff, and the Vice President -Finance/Treasurer”

“In accordance with federal labor laws, alpa is governed by officers elected from among the membership. Accordingly, decisions made by alpa's governing bodies necessarily affect the officers who make up those governing bodies, just as those decisions affect the union members as a whole. However, section 501(a) of the labor-management reporting and disclosure act (lmrda), 29 u.s.c. 501(a), states that officers and other union representatives "occupy positions of trust" with respect to the union and so that "it is, therefore, the duty of each such person, taking into account the special problems and functions of a labor organization, to hold its money and property solely for the benefit of the organization and its members and to manage, invest, and expend the same in accordance with its constitution and bylaws and any resolutions of the governing bodies adopted thereunder, to refrain from dealing with such organization as an adverse party or on behalf of an adverse party in any matter connected with his duties and from holding or acquiring any pecuniary or personal interest which conflicts with the interest of such organization, and to account to the organization for any profit received by him in whatever capacity in connection with transactions conducted by him or under his direction on behalf of the organization." the responsibilities imposed by lmrda section 501(a) may be enforced by union members through suits in federal courts, or by the secretary of labor, and those responsibilities govern the union's actions.”

“Availability of documents: the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public to the extent required by law.”