CAL EWR B737
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[FONT="]Today is Thursday, December 13, 2012 and we have one item for your review. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Item 1: Message from the Chairman - Eyes Wide Open[/FONT]
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[FONT="]By now, everyone has had ample opportunity to dissect the T/A, by reading all the Crews News, by studying the contents of www.unitedpilotagreement.com, by having your questions answered by Fact Team members and Reps in the crew rooms, and hopefully by having had an opportunity to attend one of the Town Halls. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]The decision of the MEC whether or not to send the T/A to the pilots was gut wrenching. We were keenly aware of the immense expectations of all of our pilots. However, we needed to balance those expectations with the likelihood of making any significant additional gains to the negotiated T/A. We heard a very somber message from the NMB that implied that they were finished helping us. Without further assistance from the NMB, our ability to gain the leverage needed to secure additional gains was remote at best. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]After negotiating for more than two years for our pre-merger section six negotiation and then over two additional years negotiating for our JCBA, I strongly believe that this is the best deal we are going to negotiate. Based on that judgment, I voted to send the T/A to you for your consideration. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]So now the decision lies with each of you. I ask you to make this extremely important decision with your eyes wide open. I promise you that no matter what happens, Mr. Smisek, Fred Abbott and Jackson Martin are going to be just fine either way, but how will your family fare if we are stuck working under a concessionary contract for possibly a long time to come? [/FONT]
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[FONT="]If you truly believe that voting no will quickly yield a better T/A in round two, I strongly encourage you to vote no. If you do not truly believe that, and you are simply voting no out of anger or frustration, or because you believe the agreement will pass anyway, please rethink that strategy. Vote for what you truly believe is best for you and your family.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]That is all for today. Thank you.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Fraternally[/FONT][FONT="],[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Chairman Captain Jayson Baron[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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[FONT="]Vice Chairman First Officer Tara Cook[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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[FONT="]Secretary-Treasurer Captain Tim Boyens[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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[FONT="]Item 1: Message from the Chairman - Eyes Wide Open[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]By now, everyone has had ample opportunity to dissect the T/A, by reading all the Crews News, by studying the contents of www.unitedpilotagreement.com, by having your questions answered by Fact Team members and Reps in the crew rooms, and hopefully by having had an opportunity to attend one of the Town Halls. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]The decision of the MEC whether or not to send the T/A to the pilots was gut wrenching. We were keenly aware of the immense expectations of all of our pilots. However, we needed to balance those expectations with the likelihood of making any significant additional gains to the negotiated T/A. We heard a very somber message from the NMB that implied that they were finished helping us. Without further assistance from the NMB, our ability to gain the leverage needed to secure additional gains was remote at best. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]After negotiating for more than two years for our pre-merger section six negotiation and then over two additional years negotiating for our JCBA, I strongly believe that this is the best deal we are going to negotiate. Based on that judgment, I voted to send the T/A to you for your consideration. [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]So now the decision lies with each of you. I ask you to make this extremely important decision with your eyes wide open. I promise you that no matter what happens, Mr. Smisek, Fred Abbott and Jackson Martin are going to be just fine either way, but how will your family fare if we are stuck working under a concessionary contract for possibly a long time to come? [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]If you truly believe that voting no will quickly yield a better T/A in round two, I strongly encourage you to vote no. If you do not truly believe that, and you are simply voting no out of anger or frustration, or because you believe the agreement will pass anyway, please rethink that strategy. Vote for what you truly believe is best for you and your family.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]That is all for today. Thank you.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Fraternally[/FONT][FONT="],[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Chairman Captain Jayson Baron[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Vice Chairman First Officer Tara Cook[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="][/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Secretary-Treasurer Captain Tim Boyens[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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