Why I am voting Yes
10-02-2015, 03:01 PM
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Fellow FedEx Pilots,
As voting for the TA continues, we want to send a collective opinion to our respective Councils. We, the “yes voters,” want to be clear: We voted to send the TA to our membership because we believe that it is worthy of ratification. Had we thought that you should vote it down, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that any meaningful improvements could have been achieved within any reasonable timeframe, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that turning this down would produce leverage required to make more improvements, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that risking the achieved gains by turning down this offer, and then returning to the table with the company was a good risk, we would have been “no voters.”
While no TA is perfect, and you won’t find anyone who doesn’t want more in every section, this TA represents significant monetary and quality of life improvements across the spectrum of seniority, longevity, and age. It is industry leading, in most cases by leaps and bounds, and secures improvements in every section of our CBA.
There are numerous documents, videos, charts, and opinions posted on the FedEx ALPA website. After reviewing that information and getting your questions answered, we hope that your decision will be to join us in our yes vote. Either way, we respect your decision and look forward to continuing our careers together, fighting side by side for our contract.
Voting can be done, or redone, on the TA website by clicking the green Ballot Open graphic. Login is required.
Respectfully,
Captain Jim Mumby
Block 2
Captain Derek Martin
Block 3
Captain Kit Teeter
Block 4
Captain Jamie Morton
Block 5
F/O Fred Galey
Block 7
F/O Steve Donovan
Block 8
Captain Andrew Coward
Block 10 (HKG)
F/O Tony Miller
Block 12 (LAX)
Captain Cheryl Konter
Block 13 (CGN)
Captain John Walsh
Block 14 (IND)
As voting for the TA continues, we want to send a collective opinion to our respective Councils. We, the “yes voters,” want to be clear: We voted to send the TA to our membership because we believe that it is worthy of ratification. Had we thought that you should vote it down, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that any meaningful improvements could have been achieved within any reasonable timeframe, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that turning this down would produce leverage required to make more improvements, we would have been “no voters.” Had we thought that risking the achieved gains by turning down this offer, and then returning to the table with the company was a good risk, we would have been “no voters.”
While no TA is perfect, and you won’t find anyone who doesn’t want more in every section, this TA represents significant monetary and quality of life improvements across the spectrum of seniority, longevity, and age. It is industry leading, in most cases by leaps and bounds, and secures improvements in every section of our CBA.
There are numerous documents, videos, charts, and opinions posted on the FedEx ALPA website. After reviewing that information and getting your questions answered, we hope that your decision will be to join us in our yes vote. Either way, we respect your decision and look forward to continuing our careers together, fighting side by side for our contract.
Voting can be done, or redone, on the TA website by clicking the green Ballot Open graphic. Login is required.
Respectfully,
Captain Jim Mumby
Block 2
Captain Derek Martin
Block 3
Captain Kit Teeter
Block 4
Captain Jamie Morton
Block 5
F/O Fred Galey
Block 7
F/O Steve Donovan
Block 8
Captain Andrew Coward
Block 10 (HKG)
F/O Tony Miller
Block 12 (LAX)
Captain Cheryl Konter
Block 13 (CGN)
Captain John Walsh
Block 14 (IND)
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