Can someone explain the trustee relationship to me like I am a Marine? I just don't get it. Is that person not elected by the pilot group?

GU is the tan Crayon. He wishes he was relevant but in reality, nobody wants him here and nobody will remember him.

(The last part is a lie, everyone will remember how terrible he was for Allegiant pilots. He single-handedly continues to harm the lives of 1,400 pilots. He will forever live in infamy.)

Our previous EXCO President (MEC in ALPA terms) was charged with some shady stuff, so IBT put our local under “temporary” trusteeship to get our affairs back in order and elect new representatives. That temporary change has been much more of a permanent thing unfortunately. He’s most certainly not elected and the vast majority want him gone. At this point I don’t think he’ll take his hands off the wheel until IBT is gone and ALPA arrives.

incredibly important to highlight that of the shady things alleged by the Emergency Trustee, none of it has been substantiated outside of the IBT. Of those alleged wrongdoings, there would undoubtedly be federal criminal charges. I have family in the DOJ and there are no pending charges or open investigations.

it seems this was a true witch hunt.

New ALPA Website?
 

My seat support just showed me their groupchat. Looks like following the Aero Crew News post a new website started going around? Pilotvote.com has anybody else seen this?

Interesting, not sure what this is trying to accomplish as the single carrier petition will trigger a vote for who is the representation of the merged group. Would seem like this is a lot of effort for not.

And just like that… it’s gone! 😂 Looks like someone accidentally shot from the hip.

ALPA Drive Lives?
 

I just spoke with a former volunteer from the ALPA effort. My understanding is that the drive was never formally ended, it was simply paused. I was also told there have been some concerning developments involving the IBT that are not yet public, and that several former volunteers are now reengaging and plan to actively move the effort forward.

It also appears that g4p4a.info is no longer active. A quick domain search shows that a new entity has since purchased and developed a similarly branded website at g4p4a.com. Interesting developments, to say the least

It’s amazing we still have people who support GU and the IBT. These people must not have read the transcripts of those “hearings.” How can GU charge AR with things that he was involved in approving? If anyone needs to be charged, it’s GU. How much of our money did he waste with this fake embezzlement bull crap?

I agree completely. It’s hard to believe gu would step aside and allow RJ to navigate the local through a merger when his own position and division are at risk. That context makes the internally filed charges against AR harder to view in isolation. While gu has claimed the matter was referred to the government, there has been no indication of any action from the Department of Labor or the Department of Justice. Taken together, it raises real questions about motive and control at a critical moment.