Originally Posted by
Inside DEENA
Those pilots aren't required to pay dues until you as a group have retified your first contract, after which they must pay a 'maintenance fee' since they are now being paid as per the CBA and benefit from it, whether they like it or not. If they then refuse to pay, I believe they can be terminated, since you are now a closed shop.
All Colgan Pilots are responsible for dues starting April 1st, 2009 if they want to become ALPA members down the road ie at FEDEX, UAL, Delta, etc..
You can choose to terminate them if an agency shop provision is negiotiated in the contract.