Council 44 Elections
07-07-2015, 03:04 AM
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Council 44 Elections
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I was recently briefed on the fact that the Washington DC LEC Chairman at United Airlines had discovered a Letter of Agreement in our TA. He is very upset on behalf of all airline pilots, and you should be too. This LOA was not briefed to the MEC at the time that the TA was presented. I know, I was there. This letter will allow the company to increase are health care premiums to what ever they feel necessary to avoid paying taxes and put the burden once again on us.
Again, for 57 Million dollars a year in dues, our representation should be working to help protect us from such harmful agreements. Instead they are making it harder to take care of our families, while helping a multi-billion dollar company avoid taxes!
Many of you have called and emailed me asking me to run for a position as a representative in council 44. I want to again remind all of you that I have never held any position in ALPA nor have I even volunteered.
I can tell you this, I know how hard all of you work, out there on the line, everyday. I know how hard it was to get here, no matter what your background. I know the heartache of spending holiday after holiday away from your family. I know how much the company has taken and how rich they have become off of our hard work. And, I know what a bad TA looks like, and this one is very bad!
At the request of many hundreds of you to date, I will run for a position in council 44 when the next election opens up.
Thank You for all of the support! You are the most amazing and talented group of people I have ever met. Remember, this is a hard job that only a very few people in the world can do. Just because you are so good at it that you make it look easy, doesn't mean you should be paid less for your lifetime of hard work and dedication!
Fraternally and With Great Determination,
Jimmy Johnson
I was recently briefed on the fact that the Washington DC LEC Chairman at United Airlines had discovered a Letter of Agreement in our TA. He is very upset on behalf of all airline pilots, and you should be too. This LOA was not briefed to the MEC at the time that the TA was presented. I know, I was there. This letter will allow the company to increase are health care premiums to what ever they feel necessary to avoid paying taxes and put the burden once again on us.
Again, for 57 Million dollars a year in dues, our representation should be working to help protect us from such harmful agreements. Instead they are making it harder to take care of our families, while helping a multi-billion dollar company avoid taxes!
Many of you have called and emailed me asking me to run for a position as a representative in council 44. I want to again remind all of you that I have never held any position in ALPA nor have I even volunteered.
I can tell you this, I know how hard all of you work, out there on the line, everyday. I know how hard it was to get here, no matter what your background. I know the heartache of spending holiday after holiday away from your family. I know how much the company has taken and how rich they have become off of our hard work. And, I know what a bad TA looks like, and this one is very bad!
At the request of many hundreds of you to date, I will run for a position in council 44 when the next election opens up.
Thank You for all of the support! You are the most amazing and talented group of people I have ever met. Remember, this is a hard job that only a very few people in the world can do. Just because you are so good at it that you make it look easy, doesn't mean you should be paid less for your lifetime of hard work and dedication!
Fraternally and With Great Determination,
Jimmy Johnson
07-07-2015, 05:02 AM
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Jimmy,
What position would that be? Better start reading the ALPA Constitution, bylaws and Admin Policy Manual. Particularly Elections sections. Contrails #3, March 2015 has links to those documents. I couldn't find the Constitution on the DALPA website. The Policy Manual is on DALPA's website.
When is the next LEC meeting? Last one was March and December before that. Unless someone sees the need for a Special Meeting after this Friday.
Depending on what happens with this TA, I would be willing to serve on the Negotiating Committee.
Heck, here is the Constitution attached. It should be dated 2014.
Jon
What position would that be? Better start reading the ALPA Constitution, bylaws and Admin Policy Manual. Particularly Elections sections. Contrails #3, March 2015 has links to those documents. I couldn't find the Constitution on the DALPA website. The Policy Manual is on DALPA's website.
When is the next LEC meeting? Last one was March and December before that. Unless someone sees the need for a Special Meeting after this Friday.
Depending on what happens with this TA, I would be willing to serve on the Negotiating Committee.
Heck, here is the Constitution attached. It should be dated 2014.
Jon
Last edited by PigeonF16; 07-07-2015 at 05:02 AM. Reason: deleted reference to recalls; too soon
07-07-2015, 05:11 AM
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Perhaps he actually discovered this hidden letter by reading the negotiations notepad dated 20 JUN. Glad he was able to uncover something emailed to all the pilots two weeks earlier.
LOA 15-01 - Excise Tax on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
Beginning in 2018, the Affordable Care Act imposes a nondeductible excise tax on employer-sponsored health plans that are valued above specified thresholds (the “Cadillac tax”). If the excise tax would affect health plans covered by the PWA, the Company and the Association agree that changes will be made to those plans, to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the excise tax. Any savings to the Company resulting from such changes will be distributed to the pilots. The LOA establishes a timeline and process for determining the changes, a method for distributing the savings, and a process for resolving disagreements once future regulations are issued. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Association’s health actuary, up to $30,000 per year.
LOA 15-01 - Excise Tax on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
Beginning in 2018, the Affordable Care Act imposes a nondeductible excise tax on employer-sponsored health plans that are valued above specified thresholds (the “Cadillac tax”). If the excise tax would affect health plans covered by the PWA, the Company and the Association agree that changes will be made to those plans, to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the excise tax. Any savings to the Company resulting from such changes will be distributed to the pilots. The LOA establishes a timeline and process for determining the changes, a method for distributing the savings, and a process for resolving disagreements once future regulations are issued. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Association’s health actuary, up to $30,000 per year.
07-07-2015, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Perhaps he actually uncovered this secret hidden letter by reading the negotiations notepad dated 20 JUN. Doesn't seem all that secret.
LOA 15-01 - Excise Tax on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
Beginning in 2018, the Affordable Care Act imposes a nondeductible excise tax on employer-sponsored health plans that are valued above specified thresholds (the “Cadillac tax”). If the excise tax would affect health plans covered by the PWA, the Company and the Association agree that changes will be made to those plans, to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the excise tax. Any savings to the Company resulting from such changes will be distributed to the pilots. The LOA establishes a timeline and process for determining the changes, a method for distributing the savings, and a process for resolving disagreements once future regulations are issued. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Association’s health actuary, up to $30,000 per year.
LOA 15-01 - Excise Tax on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
Beginning in 2018, the Affordable Care Act imposes a nondeductible excise tax on employer-sponsored health plans that are valued above specified thresholds (the “Cadillac tax”). If the excise tax would affect health plans covered by the PWA, the Company and the Association agree that changes will be made to those plans, to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the excise tax. Any savings to the Company resulting from such changes will be distributed to the pilots. The LOA establishes a timeline and process for determining the changes, a method for distributing the savings, and a process for resolving disagreements once future regulations are issued. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Association’s health actuary, up to $30,000 per year.
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