Originally Posted by
Gunter
Nevermind. Are they getting any traction to form their own union?
4500 cards; they want about 6000 to trigger the vote.
Originally Posted by
Nightflyer
How about you get the MEC to come out with a statement that says that no FedEx pilot is going to be forced to pay an assessment for this debacle? How about you get them to publicly go on record and sign said statement?
From the ALPA Constitution regarding assessments:
"...such assessments are approved by a majority of the valid ballots returned by the Active members in good standing...". In other words, we have to vote to assess ourselves. The danger is that your airline could vote no and everyone else vote yes.