In house negotiating committee at Colgan

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Colgan Pilots...... also..when you vote thru democracy to bring in a union you are joining a professional organization. Yes, ALPA is a professional organization thru its safety structure. On March 22, ALPA spoke before Congress on safety issues, including fatigue. Is fatigue an issue at Colgan?

Joining a professional organization gives you access and the resources to advance this profession.

In addition, there are plenty of dynamics occuring both internationally and nationally that will effect your career, whether you stay at Colgan or move on to other opportunities. The only way to protect your career is thru representation. It is the American Way.

Finally, unions are resources they are not a service organization. If you choose to be represented then you must be willing to actively make your airline and this profession better. This is not a spectator sport.

 

[Prop2Jet]

Good points.. I think of the 2% as a retainer fee if something happens!

 

[YMICFI]

Alpa Now

I urge all of my fellow Colgan pilots to educate themselves. The only way we can have a legally binding contract with a grievance procedure is thru a legal, NMB formed union...ALPA.

An in-house "pilot committee" does not have that right. It will not be legally binding. With a union backing us, management must negotiate a contract.

Check out the facts, ask questions, educate yourselves about your rights. Management and the proposed "pilot committee" are not telling you the complete truth. ALPA will answer your questions truthfully and without bias.

Please send in your cards, check out the website, www.alpa.org/colgan or call 1-877-GOT ALPA.

The simple truth is we need this now. If we wait until we are not satisfied with the proposed "pilot committee," it will be too late.

 

[I ROCK]

IF the pilot committee doesn't work we will just go get teamsters they are better anyway

 

[I ROCK]

www.colganpilotgroup.com

 

[PCL_128]

IF the pilot committee doesn't work we will just go get teamsters they are better anyway

Just ask the pilots at Republic. I'm sure they'll be happy to tell you just how little they think of the Teamsters.

 

[Mr Wu]

That didn't take long at all. See post #12. March 25th.

 

[Mr Wu]

What's the big secret about who the administrator of the "new" site is?

http://www.melbourneit.com.au/cc/whois/search

 

[I ROCK]

How is it a secret?

 

[dingo222]

Just ask the pilots at Republic. I'm sure they'll be happy to tell you just how little they think of the Teamsters.

No, I'll ask the pilots at Horizon about Teamsters.

 

[YMICFI]

Alpa

ALPA is the only all pilot professional union in existence. 40% of their membership are regional airlines like Colgan. Teamsters represents every possible labor group...truck drivers, garbage haulers, etc. Why would a union that doesn't specialize in professional pilots be better? It wouldn't. Period.

We have no choice but to unionize now and unionize with ALPA. They will serve our interests the best.

An in house committee backed by management and led by future management will hold no legal, binding authority.

www.alpa.org/colgan

1-877-GOT ALPA

Educate and inform yourself. Get the unbiased facts and you will want to send your card in and vote "yes" when the time comes.

 

[I ROCK]

Teamsters has the mafia alpa doesn't duh

 

[Mr Wu]

Q. What's the best way to get a kid out of the lav on the Saab?

 

[I ROCK]

Pull the circuit breaker?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

ALPA is the only all pilot professional union in existence. 40% of their membership are regional airlines like Colgan. Teamsters represents every possible labor group...truck drivers, garbage haulers, etc. Why would a union that doesn't specialize in professional pilots be better? It wouldn't. Period.

When IBT pilots express thier concerns at the local meeting the truck drivers and trash haulers think we are prima donna's.

The Netjet pilots had to create thier own local to get hings done.

With ALPA all the resources and support are in place...

In other words...

If you get an IBT car you gotta to pimp it up pilot style....cause its tricked out for non pilots...

If you get an ALPA car all you gotta do is drive ...cause its already pimped pilot style....