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porter pilots!

welcome to alpa,
porter pilots!

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welcome to alpa,
porter pilots!

On August 11, the Canada Industrial Relations Board certified the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l as your official bargaining agent. Porter pilots are now members of the world’s largest airline pilot union; your addition brings us to more than 80,000 pilots at 43 Canadian and U.S. airlines.

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alpa membership and you

All Porter pilots should have received an email from Capt. Sean Creed, ALPA’s vice president–administration/secretary with your ALPA ID.

If you filled out a card and paid $5 during the certification process, you are automatically an ALPA member and have access to the full breadth of the Association’s resources! Please log in with your ALPA ID and complete your member record to assist ALPA and Porter leadership in best serving the Porter pilots.

If you did not fill out a card, please complete our online ALPA Membership Application, including your ALPA ID, to become a member today and gain access to everything ALPA offers.

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If you have questions or need assistance, call ALPA’s Membership Administration Department at
1-888-FLY-ALPA
(press 3 and 3 again) during regular business hours.

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meet your temporary reps

Following certification, ALPA appointed temporary representatives until the Porter pilot membership campaign is complete, when democratic elections will take place.

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Canadian Aeromedical Support Program (CASP)

CASP helps ALPA Canada members with medical issues that could affect their Transport Canada medical certification. Get guidance from an aeromedical physician and receive help with Transport Canada. 

Accident/Serious Incident Hotline

Your "Orange Card" provides 24/7 access to an ALPA safety professional after an accident or serious incident. They will provide immediate support and connect you with a representative that can assist you. 

The ALPA App

Your union in your pocket. Provides your digital membership card, the Orange Card, jumpseat finder, and flight/duty time calculators.

Pilot Peer
Assistance

A confidential network of trained pilot volunteers. Available 24/7 for support with personal or professional stress. Learn more at canadianpilotassistance.com. 

For immediate support, call 
309-PPS-ALPA or
888-FLY-ALPA, option 4.

ALPA Insurance

Optional insurance programs designed for pilots. Canadian ALPA members can purchase a variety of benefit plans, including life, auto & home, and critical illness insurance, through the ALPA Canada Insurance Trust. 

Pilots For Pilots (P4P)

ALPA's fund providing financial grants to members facing catastrophic events. 


Volunteer Opportunities

ALPA is pilot-led. Consider volunteering to support any of these resources once your probation period ends.

Your Voice in Government

ALPA advocates for pilots in the U.S.and Canada, offering lawmakers expertise and resources in areas like flight crew training, accident investigation, aviation security, and more. 

stay up-to-date with the mec

As we move along in the negotiations process, we want to ensure efficient communications to keep you informed. Your MEC encourages all Porter pilots to sign up for TextCaster if you have not done so already. 

TextCaster is a system that allows you to receive real-time text communications regarding any updates in the negotiations process, along with general MEC updates.

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faq

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

frequently asked questions

membership campaign

With ALPA support, your temporary reps will conduct a membership drive for Porter pilots who did not fill out a card. Following that, we will hold a membership election for the pilots within the council to elect their local leadership.

ALPA has set a goal of 90 percent membership for the Porter pilot group before conducting these elections, so please complete your membership application today if you haven’t already to reach that goal—and to ensure that you have a voice when elections are held.

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.

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.

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