Pilot unions band together to fight contract
 

Pilot unions band together to fight contract concessions at regional airlines | Dallas Morning News

Pilot unions band together to fight contract concessions at regional airlines
By Terry Maxon
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3:45 pm on April 17, 2014

The heads of pilot unions at 13 regional carriers have signed a joint statement vowing to fight together to head off contract concessions.

CORRECTION, 4:55 p.m.: Although his name appeared on the document, the signature of Piedmont Airlines MEC chairman Bruce Freedman was not on it, the document stated that his signature was “pending” and I’m told he declined to sign.

Including are the heads of three unions that turned down new contracts recently – Envoy Air (American Eagle Airlines), Republic Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines – and one union that approved a contract last year, PSA Airlines.

Here’s their joint statement:

The regional airline industry has seen a paradigm shift in recent months. Pilots at multiple carriers have overwhelmingly said “NO” to concessions. With the shortage of qualified pilots who are willing to fly for substandard wages and inadequate benefits at fee-for-departure carriers, the time is now for true cooperation.

Today, we are committing to coordination and support across pilot groups and unions. We will work together to set and achieve meaningful cornerstone standards. A pilot is a pilot, and the days of whipsawing one group against another by regional or mainline management is over.

Only together will we succeed.



Signees include:

Tony Middendorff, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Master Executive Council chair
Dave Allen, ExpressJet Airlines, MEC chair
Jeremy Peterson, SkyWest Airlines Pilots Association, president
John Bassett, CommutAir, MEC Chair
William Sprague, Envoy Air, MEC Chair
Craig Moffatt, president, Republic Airways Holdings executive board
Richard Swindell, Air Wisconsin, MEC chair
Daniel Schultz Compass Airlines, MEC chair
Claude Buraglia, Jazz Aviation, MEC chair
Jonathan Allen, Endeavor Air, MEC chair
Jesse Coeling PSA Airlines, MEC chair
Marcin Kolodziejczyk, Mesa Air Group, MEC chair
Cliff Simmons, Tran States Airlines, MEC chair

Pilot unions band together to fight contract
 

Popcorn ready!!!! This should get tasty.

Was a reason given?

I would bet they are in talks to get some 175s. Expect a horrible psa contract. God I hope they don't do anything like that.

The PSA MEC chairman shouldn't have signed it

GoJetzzzz wasn't even there.

Pilot unions band together to fight contract
 

PSA won't matter if all the other groups get a good contract. All qualified pilots won't even apply there, they will be flocking to good contract carriers. Stupid by the PSA MEC Chairman. They are going to shot themselves in the foot once the dust settles.

Psa and Gojetz should just be left out of everything.

Anger and spite feel good, but don't solve anything. When you leave out the worst offenders, it only gives them more excuse to offend.

I completely agree. Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.

We should all be on the phone with our friends at the regionals not on the list asking them to put pressure on their MECs to sign. STOP THE WHIPSAW!!!