SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

October 24, 2007

 ALPA VOTES TO ACCEPT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

The RJDC is pleased to announce that ALPA's Executive Council and Executive Board has voted to endorse an agreement that provides for important and unprecedented additions to ALPA's bargaining procedures and resolves the litigations brought by the ASA and Comair pilots.

 The agreement calls for significant additions to ALPA's internal policies and practices, including:

1. Mandatory pre-bargaining disclosure between mainline/express pilot groups.

2. The ability of mainline/express negotiating committees to consult with each other on proposed scope bargaining plans.

3. Review of scope goals and scope bargaining proposals by a special subcommittee of the national collective bargaining committee.   

The RJDC credits two factors above all that made this agreement possible.  First is the determination of the ASA and Comair pilots to see their union enact reforms that reflect changes in the airline industry.  The second factor is the willingness of ALPA's new administration to take a fresh look at the six year dispute and respond constructively to the concerns of its members.

In light of recent progress made by the parties, the September 21^st hearing date was adjourned and the parties will make a report to the Court on October 30 and expect by then to have completed much of the detailed language that will make up the formal settlement agreement.  

Sincerely,

 

Your RJDC Leadership

 

What You Can Do

Knowledge is power and forewarned is forearmed.  To learn more, please take the time to review our web site.  The best place to start is our publication entitled "Ten Things Every Airline Pilot Should Know About Scope." 

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