Frontier Pilots Union will merge with Air Line Pilots Association

The Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) released that the pilots of Frontier Airlines have voted to merge their independent union with the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). Of the 93% of eligible pilots who voted, 93 % voted in favor of joining the world’s largest pilot union, showing their commitment to collective representation. APA first approached ALPA to explore a potential union merger in 2015 and the ratification vote was the culmination of more than a year of organizing. ALPA staff has supported FAPA’s bargaining efforts via a services agreement prior to opening contract negotiations on March 2nd, but the merger will give Frontier pilots access to the full range of ALPA services and support. The federal government recognized FAPA as the Frontier pilots’ bargaining agent in 1999. Since then FAPA has helped its members weather a variety of storms including a 2008 bankruptcy, the sale of the airline to Republic Airlines in 2010, and another sale of the airline to an independent investor group in 2014.