I don't know if any of you are affiliated with the P2P group, or have seen this email yet. I will post it for your info.



Pilot-to-Pilot® Update
June 6, 2006 - Update #2006-26
[email protected]

I need every Pilot-to-Pilot® member to read this one page message. After that, I need every Pilot-to-Pilot® member to spread the word. If that means forwarding this message to everyone you know, do it. If that means making copies of this message and passing them out, do it. If that means explaining in simple terms what you have read here to other pilots, do it.

Our union leadership is working to make clear to pilots what their personal choices are saying to management.

After more than two years of negotiations with no complete TA, it's clear that management is not seriously interested in addressing our cornerstone issues to complete this agreement. Anyone believing otherwise is either sadly uninformed of the environment around them or exhibiting extremely poor situational awareness.

Just like in past negotiations, the actions of some pilots are sending a message to management that collectively, the pilots don't have the resolve to achieve our cornerstone issues. Management is more than willing to accept that message; after all, they don't want us to get more than what we have now. After more than two years, it should be clear now that management does not readily respond to open and honest negotiations. Because of that, each of us must take a look in the mirror and ask ourselves the following questions:

Are my actions helping the Negotiating Committee?
Are my actions expediting the negotiating process?
Are my actions showing loyalty to my fellow pilots?
Are my actions something I would be proud of in public?
Are my actions consistent with my long-term interests?
If you’re not answering "yes" to each of these questions without hesitation or equivocation then you might need to think about what you are doing to your own future.

Management thinks you're happy. You tell us you want improvements. Who’s getting the right message?

An acceptable contract will not just happen. It will require the active involvement of each and every member. As Pilot-to-Pilot® volunteers, we must get active. Too much time has already passed since the amendable date of our current contract; do we want this to continue indefinitely?

One administrative item: If you have not already received your red P2P lanyard, there is a supply available in my locker in MEM - locker number 2924 (combination is on the door). If you do not travel through MEM often, let me know and I will send you a lanyard.

Captain Charlie Fore, Pilot-to-Pilot® Chairman