NMB Certifies APA
posted on September 16, 2014 09:57
APA INFORMATION HOTLINE
This is APA President CA Keith Wilson with the APA Information Hotline for Tuesday, Sept. 16.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD CERTIFIES APA: Today, the National Mediation Board announced that it has certified APA as the bargaining agent for all American Airlines pilots.
In its determination, the NMB stated that "the Board has consistently extended an organization's certification to cover employees in the craft or class on the entire system when the numbers of employees on each part of the system are not comparable." The NMB further stated that "the number of APA-represented employees in the Flight Deck Crewmember craft or class at pre-merger American and the number of USAPA-represented Pilots at pre-merger US Airways are not comparable. Therefore, APA's certification ... is extended to cover the entire Flight Crewmembers craft or class on the single transportation system and USAPA's certification ... is terminated."
We are pleased with the NMB's determination and look forward to representing the career interests of all American Airlines pilots. We will shortly provide details regarding how US Airways pilots will become APA members and the steps involved in the creation of new domiciles. In the meantime, please join me in extending a warm welcome to the 5,100-plus pilots of US Airways.
APA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAUCUS: The APA board of directors will spend today caucusing in preparation for the special board of directors meeting tomorrow. The focus of this week's meeting is the ongoing joint collective bargaining agreement talks.
That's it for now. Thank you for checking this hotline