For Those About to Vote/Not Vote ALPA At SkyWest...

[Nevets]

The National Mediation Board (NMB) representation election voting period is now open!
The NMB will mail each eligible SkyWest pilot telephone voting instructions, a confidential voter identification number (VIN) and personal identification number (PIN) to vote in the representation election. There are two important matters you need to know about the election process:
1 - If you have not received your telephone voting instructions and VIN/PIN by October 15, 2007, you should immediately request duplicate telephone voting instructions and duplicate VIN/PIN from the NMB. You cannot vote without this information. To receive duplicate telephone voting instructions, you must request them personally, in writing, from the NMB by November 1, 2007. (Download a ballot request letter here in PDF or Word)
2 - To vote for representation, you must call the NMB toll free at 1-877-NMB-VOTE (1-877-662-8683) and follow the voice prompts. Calls can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 1200 PM MDT on November 6, 2007.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

and yet some people still go for alpa????

Don't you have some outside flying that violates the policy manual to do. I think the FAA will be interested in you around DEC. Here is how it will go:
FAA: We need to see all your records for A/C, Nxxxx, we will also need to see your bank records, you see if you show more money going through your account than your SKYW payroll we will be looking at that. BTW your itemized 1040 will be supporting evidence. BTW again you have been sworn in and anything you say that is untrue will be treated as perjury. That will disqualify you from holding the ATP, "good moral character", or something like that.
You: Uh oh!

You think you are smart, in reality you are on the wrong side of the bell curve, you are just lost in the masses. Until you come out and "yell hey look at me I am too stupid to not crucify" You see even when ALPA comes on board in Nov. you will not be home free, SKYW will just have to jump through a few more hoops to fire a dishonest liar. And if for some other reason ALPA doesn't come on board I and every other ALPA supporter will see you as the poster child that needs to be dealt with. Good luck with the "off probation" ride, the upgrade type ride, and the annual PCs, they all will be your hurdles.
PBR

 

[jayme]

Jesus! jea isn't even a captain and he's telling ME about MY need for a union?!

So he's never gotten a call from the FAA and had to explain some decision? And he's never lost a night of sleep wondering if SkyWest legal is going to throw him under the bus to save the airline a little trouble? He's never considered how much an aviation attorney might cost him and if that money might be the difference between making that next mortgage payment or not?

I want somebody who will fight for me like a bulldog. I don't want SkyWest attorneys looking out for the company first and me second.

Do yourself a favor, jea. Experience a little. See what it feels like to have 30-76 lives in your hands when the sht hits the fan. Then come back on here and appologize. Until then, your opinion isn't worth my time.

 

[pookie]

Jayme...nicely said. Jea lives with the luxury of hiding behind a captain's decisons while telling the rest of us that alpa will not protect us.

 

[Nevets]

ALPA DUES

ALPA’s regular Active member dues rate is 1.95% of the member’s airline
income subject to dues. That’s the easy part. More complex is the manner in which the
dues income is allocated to provide funding for all of the union’s activities. This
structure has been carefully honed over time and has served ALPA members well. All of
the allocations are pieces of the gross amount generated by the 1.95% of each member’s
airline income. (As a reminder, the MEC is the Master Executive Council, the highest
governing body at the airline level, and is made up of the elected status representatives
from each domicile, plus the MEC chairman, vice chairman and secretary-treasurer.)

The first 0.35% of the 1.95% is allocated to the Special MEC Reserve Account
(SMRA). SMRA funds are allocated directly to each MEC, which uses SMRA only after
the MEC operating income (discussed below) is exhausted. The MEC has the option to
budget and spend SMRA funds or save them for future use. The MEC may retain unspent
SMRA funds for future years to support contract negotiations or special MEC needs, or if
budgetary conditions permit, the MEC can approve refunding the money to members in
good standing annually.

The next component of dues – 0.10% of the 1.95% - is allocated to the ALPA
Administrative and Support Account (A&S), discussed below.

After deducting the two components of dues allocation mentioned above, 1.50%
of the 1.95% remains; it is called “operating income.” This 1.50% is allocated to the
MECs, the A&S account, and the Operating Contingency Fund (OCF). The MEC
account allocation is 24% of the 1.50%, the A&S account allocation is 71.50% of the
1.50%, and the OCF account allocation is 4.50% of the 1.50%.

The MEC account allocation (24% of the 1.50%) is distributed to each MEC,
except that ALPA’s largest groups are allocated 20% of the 1.50%. The remaining 4%
(24%-20%) of operating income of the largest pilot groups is redistributed to smaller
MECs throughout ALPA. In essence, ALPA’s larger pilot groups provide a subsidy to
ALPA’s smaller pilot groups to ensure adequate funding for their union activities. The
MECs utilize this allocation to fund the operation of pilot group field offices,
wages/benefits of support staff assigned to the pilot group, MEC committee work, etc.

The A&S account allocation (71.50% of the 1.50%, plus 0.10% of the 1.95%
discussed above) provides services that are available to all ALPA pilot groups, including
Representation, Economic & Financial Analysis, Legal, Retirement and Insurance,
Communications, Engineering and Air Safety, Membership and Council Services. The
A&S account allocation also provides the per capita budget funding for all Local
Executive Councils of ALPA.

In addition, the A&S account supports Administrative Services such as the
National Officers, General Manager, Legislative Affairs, Governing Bodies, Finance,
Information Systems, and Human Resources. When an MEC uses the services of the
A&S departments described above, that MEC is not charged for the services provided by
those departments. This is the ALPA “toolbox” of services that includes professional,
technical, administrative, and clerical personnel. The central pooling and allocation of
these resources has enabled ALPA to ensure the availability of highly qualified and
experienced personnel to all member pilot groups on a cost-effective basis.

The OCF account allocation (4.50% of the 1.50% of operating income) primarily
provides funds to smaller pilot group MECs during times of financial need, usually as a
result of contract negotiations. Grants from ALPA’s Major Contingency Fund (currently
valued at $81 million) are also available for these purposes. A large portion of the OCF is
allocated in advance to the smaller pilot groups’ MECs during the budget preparation
process based on anticipated negotiating schedules and other special needs. The OCF
allocation supports the organizing efforts of ALPA, and a portion of the OCF is also set
aside for contingencies and projects of special interest to the union.

 

[Nevets]

Just remember that the only person who has your best interest is NOT Skywest management. Only you have your best interest but one person cannot make a difference against a billion dollar corporation!

 

[CFIT]

How much extra does it cost if another carrier goes on strike, that is not covered in the "normal" dues is it?

 

[PCL_128]

How much extra does it cost if another carrier goes on strike, that is not covered in the "normal" dues is it?

Depends. A short term strike might not have any extra assessment. A long-term strike, like the 3-month CMR strike, would incur an additional strike assessment. This is mainly due to the fact that ALPA pays all striking pilots a $1,400/mo strike benefit to help them make ends meet during the strike.

 

[Nevets]

How much extra does it cost if another carrier goes on strike, that is not covered in the "normal" dues is it?

Keep in mind that ALPA has over $85 MILLION in its Master Contingency Fund. ALPA never wants to strike, obviously. It just wants to use the threat of it as leverage. That is why they have the huge war chest.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

How much extra does it cost if another carrier goes on strike, that is not covered in the "normal" dues is it?

You still haven't answered the "tough" questions from the other thread... or did you?