Links of Interest

Legal:

Association for Union Democracy (AUD) is a pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in the North American labor movement.

National Mediation Board (NMB) is an independent government agency that performs a central role in facilitating harmonious labor-management relations within two of the nation's key transportation modes--the railroads and airlines.

United States District Court Eastern District of New York The federal courts often are called the guardians of the Constitution because their rulings protect rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Through fair and impartial judgments, the federal courts interpret and apply the law to resolve disputes.

FindLaw is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students, and individuals.  Resources include web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, and community-oriented tools.

Pilot Action Groups:

Pilots for Fair Representation (PFR) The mission of Pilots for Fair Representation is to demand that ALPA abide by its mission statement and its duty to fairly represent all pilots represented by the Association including those employed by Allegheny and Piedmont.

USAirways Pilots for Justice When this crisis first surfaced in early February 2003, just like you, we were faced with a critical choice. We could have either done nothing and placed all of our faith and trust in ALPA and its attorneys, OR taken matters into our own hands and along with you, attempt to secure justice for the pilots and spouses in our group.

TWA Pilots vs ALPA  Following American's acquisition of TWA, the TWA pilots were promised a fair and equitable seniority integration.  In their lawsuit, the TWA pilots contend that ALPA disregarded its duties to the TWA pilots in favor of persuading the American pilots (represented by the APA) to rejoin ALPA.

EWA CREWMEMBERS The Emory pilots maintain that following the unwarranted shutdown of their airline, ALPA improperly entered into an agreement with management which dismissed all grievances, released all claims, and barred any flight crew member from challenging the furloughs and termination of flight operations.

Pilot Labor Organizations:

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents 64,000 pilots who fly for 41 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Founded in 1931, the Association is chartered by the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Known internationally as US-ALPA, it is a member of the International Federation of Air Line Pilot Associations. 

Allied Pilots Association (APA) The Allied Pilots Association serves as the certified collective bargaining agent for all American Airlines pilots. APA was founded in 1963 by a group of American Airlines pilots who broke away from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). With more than 11,500 members, APA is the largest independent pilots’ union in the world.

Teamsters Local 747 Teamsters Local Union 747 was chartered by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in September 1995 for the purpose of providing representation, assistance, and security for cockpit crewmembers employed by sectors of the air transport industry, especially in the areas of air freight, regionals, supplementals, and fractional ownership organizations.

Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) is a trade association comprised of over 22,000 professional pilots. The Coalition's purpose is to address safety, security, legislative and regulatory issues affecting the professional flight deck crew member on matters of common interest to the individual member unions.

Airline Industry Associations:

Air Transport Association (ATA) Founded by a group of 14 airlines meeting in Chicago in 1936, ATA was the first and remains the only trade organization of the principal U.S. airlines.

Regional Airline Association (RAA) represents U.S. regional airlines and the suppliers of products and services that support the industry, before the U.S. Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation and other federal and state agencies.

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