it's time for porter pilots to
join alpa

it's time for porter pilots to
join alpa

porter pilots are joining together to seek representation by the  world’s largest pilot union.

The Porter Organizing Committee came together out of a desire to secure a strong future for our pilot group. Confirm your support to join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) as a Porter pilot.    

confirm your support for alpa membership

Signing and submitting a card along with a $5 membership fee is simply a formal method of stating that you are applying for membership in a union. The cards are kept confidential, never shared with anyone from Porter management. You can also get a card from any Organizing Committee member. 

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Once we’ve collected enough cards, we will submit them to the Canada Industrial Relations Board and after a certification process, we will officially join ALPA.


1
Print, complete and sign the card

Please do not sign the last line for the ALPA representative or the receipt portion on the right side.

2
Mail the completed card with your $5

Mail to: Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), 360 Albert Street, Suite 1510, Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7. You can also hand in your card and $5 at one of our collection locations.

3
Confirmation

Upon receipt of your card, ALPA will mail you your receipt and confirm with a phone call to your phone number listed on your card.

our history

Porter started as a small company with a handful of airplanes. The pilots were on a first-name basis with the founder and CEO. Porter’s management and pilots have had a great relationship from the start and have worked hard to maintain it over the years. In short, our pilots feel heard by the company.

Porter is now on track to become a major airline. All pilot groups at major airlines in North America are represented by a union, except Porter.

This good working relationship has served us well and provided the growth opportunities we now enjoy. As is inevitable for an airline with growth and expansion as meteoric as Porter, we have outgrown our current process. We believe turning to the collective bargaining process with ALPA representation will provide a stronger foundation for the mutual success of Porter and Porter pilots.

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our mission

We aim to elevate our pilot group status and join an industry-leading network of pilots dedicated to improving safety and professionalism. For Porter pilots, this is not an “us versus them” endeavor. We simply strive to keep Porter the best airline to work for in Canada.

alpa benefits

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about alpa

The mission of the Air Line Pilots Association is to promote and champion all aspects of aviation safety throughout all segments of the aviation community:

represent
ALPA represents, in both specific and general respects, the collective interests of all pilots in commercial aviation

assist
ALPA assists in collective bargaining activities on behalf of all pilots represented by the Association

promote
ALPA promotes the health and welfare of the members of the Association before all governmental agencies

advocate
ALPA aims to be a strong, forceful advocate of the airline piloting profession, through all forms of media, and with the public at large. ALPA is committed to being the ultimate guardian and defender of the rights and privileges of the professional pilots who are members of the Association.

Learn more about being an ALPA Member by reading the Constitution & By-Laws and the Code of Ethics:

alpa history

Learn more about ALPA's history by reading "Flying the Line: The First Half Century of the Air Line Pilots Association" and "Flying the Line Volume II: The Line Pilots in Crisis: ALPA Battles Airline Deregulation and Other Forces"

Listen to the Podcast: Join us as we recount an exciting chapter in aviation history and the beginnings of the Air Line Pilots Association, the world's largest pilot union and nongovernmental air safety organization, through an abridged retelling of the book by George E. Hopkins, "Flying the Line." 

Scroll over the episode list to listen from Episode 1.

the top five reasons to join alpa

Join ALPA and benefit from our team-approach to secure better agreements and enhanced air safety as the largest aviation safety organization in the world. 

ALPA’s team approach to negotiations will secure a better collective agreement for you and your pilot group, helping achieve your goals of fair pay, improved work rules, and a better quality of life.

ALPA is the world’s largest non-governmental aviation safety organization that makes your job safer and more secure, in the air and on the ground. We play a key role in government and industry efforts.

ALPA, recognized as the voice of airline pilots in Ottawa, has established the rapport you need with members of Parliament and other government officials—powerful people who make decisions that directly affect your career.

ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union, in the best position to take care of you and your family. With programs and products tailored specifically to your needs, we provide products and services that independent unions could never match.

Only ALPA, the sole representative for pilots in both the U.S. and Canada for the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Association (IFALPA), can represent you and your interests at significant international and regional forums—including ICAO, the aviation arm of the United Nations.

frequently asked questions

Get answers to your questions about ALPA, its governance structure, the resources available with the Association, and more.

Belonging to the largest and most experienced pilot union in the world—ALPA—provides unique pilot-focused resources and a wealth of benefits and resources for our pilots individually and as a whole.

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Submitting a representation card and $5 is essentially a vote for the Porter pilots to join ALPA. Once enough cards are collected, the Porter Organizing Committee and ALPA will submit them to the Canada Industrial Review Board (CIRB).

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No. The card is confidential. The CIRB and ALPA will not share names of those who signed cards to express support for ALPA representation with management.

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confirm your support

Striving to keep Porter the best airline to work for in Canada.

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"I could see that unless we got a pilots’ association with real power, there wouldn’t be enough money in airline flying to make it worth my effort. I would have to go back to slipsticking at a desk, and I didn’t want that; I wanted to keep flying.” 
-   Byron S. “Pop” Warner , one of 24 “Key Men” who founded ALPA

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