Wooohoooo!!! Thank God in Heaven!
Here's the full letter from the NPA:
Dear AirTran Pilots:
With 87% of the eligible pilots voting the Tentative Agreement has failed by a margin of 61.37% to 38.63%
Where does this leave us? After being informed of these results our mediator Mike Tosi, of the National Mediation Board, told us that our negotiations will be put into recess until after the New Year. That will give us time to elect new leadership and for the new NPA Board of Directors to establish its direction and priorities for negotiations.
The first job of the current NPA Board of Directors is to finish conducting the election for the next NPA president. The nominations for president close next Monday, September 24 at Noon. The ballot will open Wednesday, October 3 and will remain open until October 24.
The presidential election will be followed by a second election to fill three additional Board positions: vice president, domicile representative at large, and captain domicile representative. Nominations for these positions will open on October 1; the ballot will close on November 29.
The position of captain domicile representative was not scheduled to be on the ballot this fall. Unfortunately Capt. Mark Goodin has decided to leave the NPA Board for personal reasons. To ensure an orderly transition, and to maintain a quorum, Mark’s resignation will not become effective until the new Board is in place. In addition, Capt. Brad Sims has decided not to seek reelection as domicile representative at large. We would like to thank both Brad and Mark for their years of service to the pilot group.
This means that over the next 90-days the NPA will be electing four new Board members including a new president. Having just voted down a T/A that took almost three-years to negotiate its important that the pilot group nominate and elect a new leadership team to represent its needs, wants, and desires in a new contract. These elections are critical. Please take the time to listen to the candidates so that you understand their positions.
NPA Board of Directors