Originally Posted by Al Czervik

APA turns its back on 67% of the pilot group in an early vote. APA is broken.

Originally Posted by AllYourBaseAreB

they think we’ll just lie down and take it

Originally Posted by TankerDriver

"APA Board Votes against proceeding with APA-ALPA merger negotiations" - of course they did.

Originally Posted by GhettoJet

Pay attention to this:

Decertification election

Have a union, but don't want it anymore, or want a different one?

Under certain circumstances, you can vote out or "decertify" your union, or replace it with a different union. At least 30% of your coworkers must sign cards or a petition asking the NLRB to conduct an election. Unless a majority of the votes cast in the election are in favor of union representation, the union will be decertified. Such elections are barred, however, for one year following the union's certification by the NLRB. Plus, if your employer and union reach a collective-bargaining agreement, you cannot ask for a decertification election (or an election to bring in another union) during the first three years of that agreement, except during a 30-day "window period." That period begins 90 days and ends 60 days before the agreement expires (120 and 90 days if your employer is a healthcare institution). After a collective-bargaining agreement passes the three-year mark or expires, you may ask for an election to decertify your union or to vote in another union at any time"

If you vote "Yes" for this contract, not only are you voting Yes for the contract, but you're voting "Yes" for continued representation by the APA.

https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/righ...ation-election

Originally Posted by Al Czervik

APA turns its back on 67% of the pilot group in an early vote. APA is broken.

Originally Posted by PRS Guitars

yes it is broken…seriously disappointing vote yesterday…and gaslighting us on the reason for the no vote.

Originally Posted by Al Czervik

The “too expensive for the membership” talk?

Originally Posted by 206321

After meeting with ALPA, and studying the pros/cons, the APA ALPA Merger Exploratory Committee's findings are unanimous- they are recommending we form a committee to officially merge with ALPA.

The APA BOD will vote on this June 1+2... this week. Call your reps and let them know you are in support of moving forward with merging with ALPA.

Important: know that this merger process WILL NOT affect the current AIP/TA.

Spread the word and call your reps. Tell them to vote yes. As we have seen in this current sub-par AIP, APA as an independent union does not have the resources or structure to negotiate a Delta ALPA-like contract. We need to band together to be stronger to defend this next contract and negotiate a better one in the next section 6.