McDudu - what does your boyfriend have to say about this??
From USAPAwatch:
Freedom of choice
“Steve has the background to execute with perfection. He has no hidden agenda. He is here for the line pilot, not to feed his own ego, or obstruct the progress of the union…I have watched with great pleasure, Steve’s work on the board. His background and depth of knowledge of union workings is top shelf.”
Capt. Rich Peters – Former USAPA Boston Chairman
Most of us would normally hit the delete key upon the receipt of a campaign endorsement from First Officer Crimi’s hand picked successor. After all, a Crimi win returns Mr. Peters to a seat at the BPR table with the substantial clout of the Charlotte base instead of his infinitesimal former domicile. TheEye, however, couldn’t ignore the irony in his words of praise.
We need to take the trip back to 2002 when Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein formed Freedom Airlines. Using volunteers from within and off the street pilots, Ornstein sought to bring 64 seat and larger jets to the blossoming fee-for-departure model outside the constraints of collective bargaining units. At the time, the MESA pilots (represented by ALPA) were negotiating for new wages and work rules for these new jets. Instead of bargaining in good faith to place these jets in service, Mr. Ornstein formed a new non-union airline to skirt his obligations. ALPA and its MEC’s took a hard line against this union busting tactic.
The following is from the December 18, 2002 US Airways MEC code-a-phone:
“The MEC directed the MEC officers and Negotiating Committee to inform US Airways management that the MEC ... objects to any potential or contemplated code sharing arrangement with Freedom Air unless its pilots are represented by ALPA. The US Airways MEC supports the actions of ALPA International’s Executive Council and Executive Board in opposing the formation of Freedom Air as a non-union entity, and directed that all furloughed US Airways pilots be notified of the Executive Board, Executive Council and MEC’s opposition to Freedom Air.
Any pilot on the US Airways seniority list that accepts employment with Freedom Air will lose all US Airways MEC-sponsored ALPA privileges, including but not limited to jumpseat, health insurance, web access, furlough administrator access, and ALPA-provided job search programs. If applicable, the US Airways MEC will file Article VIII charges against any US Airways seniority list pilot accepting or remaining in employment with Freedom Air after February 1, 2003, for engaging in action detrimental to the Association.”
If you are wondering why how this is related to Mr. Crimi, so are we. Hopefully we will be receiving an explanation in the very near future.
From USAPAwatch:
Freedom of choice
“Steve has the background to execute with perfection. He has no hidden agenda. He is here for the line pilot, not to feed his own ego, or obstruct the progress of the union…I have watched with great pleasure, Steve’s work on the board. His background and depth of knowledge of union workings is top shelf.”
Capt. Rich Peters – Former USAPA Boston Chairman
Most of us would normally hit the delete key upon the receipt of a campaign endorsement from First Officer Crimi’s hand picked successor. After all, a Crimi win returns Mr. Peters to a seat at the BPR table with the substantial clout of the Charlotte base instead of his infinitesimal former domicile. TheEye, however, couldn’t ignore the irony in his words of praise.
We need to take the trip back to 2002 when Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein formed Freedom Airlines. Using volunteers from within and off the street pilots, Ornstein sought to bring 64 seat and larger jets to the blossoming fee-for-departure model outside the constraints of collective bargaining units. At the time, the MESA pilots (represented by ALPA) were negotiating for new wages and work rules for these new jets. Instead of bargaining in good faith to place these jets in service, Mr. Ornstein formed a new non-union airline to skirt his obligations. ALPA and its MEC’s took a hard line against this union busting tactic.
The following is from the December 18, 2002 US Airways MEC code-a-phone:
“The MEC directed the MEC officers and Negotiating Committee to inform US Airways management that the MEC ... objects to any potential or contemplated code sharing arrangement with Freedom Air unless its pilots are represented by ALPA. The US Airways MEC supports the actions of ALPA International’s Executive Council and Executive Board in opposing the formation of Freedom Air as a non-union entity, and directed that all furloughed US Airways pilots be notified of the Executive Board, Executive Council and MEC’s opposition to Freedom Air.
Any pilot on the US Airways seniority list that accepts employment with Freedom Air will lose all US Airways MEC-sponsored ALPA privileges, including but not limited to jumpseat, health insurance, web access, furlough administrator access, and ALPA-provided job search programs. If applicable, the US Airways MEC will file Article VIII charges against any US Airways seniority list pilot accepting or remaining in employment with Freedom Air after February 1, 2003, for engaging in action detrimental to the Association.”
If you are wondering why how this is related to Mr. Crimi, so are we. Hopefully we will be receiving an explanation in the very near future.
