Try getting in anywhere. I would take a photo of my vote, my dues card and quit for pretty much any job if this decert goes through.
This is the talk of the industry right now, and it’s not being looked upon favorably at all. Good luck getting on anywhere, you will be damaged goods. If NJA buys the crumbs left at Flex someday, staple job is the best you could hope for. The union wouldn’t want you at all and would demand individual veto power.
Word is CAPA, APA, UPS, all are drafting letters at this point. If you don’t have a photo of your dues paying card and flex goes under you will be our generation of scab equivalents. Stupid, stupid move. Shockingly stupid.
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[FONT="]April 18, 2018[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Fellow Professional Pilots,[/FONT]
[FONT="]The Coalition of Airline Pilots Association (CAPA) is a trade association comprised of over
30,000 professional airline pilots in the service of American Airlines, UPS Airlines, Horizon Air,
ABX Air, Atlas Air, Allegiant Air, Cape Air, Miami Air, Omni Air, Silver Airways, Southern
Air, and Republic Airline. CAPA's purpose is to address safety, security, legislative and
regulatory issues affecting the professional flight deck crew member on matters of common
interest to the individual member unions and professional pilots across the United States.
For that reason, we are writing to you about a matter of concern to our entire profession.[/FONT]
[FONT="]We have learned there is a campaign underway to decertify your union at Flexjet/Flight Options
and to replace it with a so-called "direct relationship" between individual pilots and management.
A vote in favor of no representation would prevent future collective bargaining over
improvements to your current contract and leave pilots without any union representative. This
would be an unprecedented development given that current pilot labor market conditions have
resulted in the most favorable collective bargaining environment in the history of our profession.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Pilot unions do more than negotiate over rates of pay, rules and working conditions. Our
organizations also successfully advocate for aviation safety initiatives, improved training, and
enhanced security. These advancements would not have been possible without the right of pilots
to form unions and bargain with carriers, a right that was codified in the Railway Labor Act more
than eighty years ago. Accordingly, continuity of membership in a pilot union is the foundation
for relationships between co-workers when a pilot leaves one carrier to accept employment with
another carrier.[/FONT]
[FONT="]For all of these reasons, we regard any campaign to reduce union density or weaken collective
bargaining strength - regardless of whether it originates with management, a faction of pilots or a
third party - as a threat to the interests of all professional flight deck crew members. Therefore,
CAPA offers its full support to the pilots of Flexjet/Flight Options as they face down this
challenge. By voting for the Teamsters in the election, you will remain a part of the larger
community of represented pilots in the United States with the ability to bargain improvements
for yourselves while helping to protect and raise standards for our entire profession.[/FONT]
[FONT="]If CAPA can be of assistance, do not hesitate to contact us directly.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sincerely,[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Captain Lee Collins
President[/FONT]
[FONT="]cc: Captain Daniel Wells, President/Teamsters Union Local 1224
Captain Robert Travis, President/Independent Pilots Association
Captain Dan Carey, President/Allied Pilots Association
Captain Josh LeBlanc, President/Teamsters Union Local 357[/FONT]
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