USAPA wins...Pilots lose

[Lampshade]

Vote results:

ALPA - 2254

USAPA- 2723

Thanks to the 400 or so guys on the East for voting for ALPA, I guess you're all not dumb.

Good Luck everyone.

 

[Soulfly]

Boy is this place F&cked.....

 

[PCL_128]

My sympathies to the AWA pilots. Burn the place to the ground. F--- uSAPa, and f--- anyone who voted for them.

 

[Whine Lover]

Management is just sitting back licking their chops.

You are ALL now, "OFFICIALLY F-CKED".

Yay TEAM!

YKMKR

 

[HalinTexas]

What a nightmare.

 

[FDJ2]

You just can't unteach stoopid.

My sympathies to the West pilots.

 

[OPECJet]

Any guesses to what the excuse will be when the masses find out that the Nicolau award will stick?

 

[PCL_128]

The real question isn't about Nic, the question is how long until uSAPa is bankrupt. I don't give it too long.

 

[Sedona16]

Just out of curiousity could Airways pilots now not being ALPA put them in a weak postion if United were to merge or aquire them? Wouldnt that be a twist of irony, the second they vote out of the national union they are broadsided/stapled to the bottom of United!

 

[BoilerUP]

(17Apr2008) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Theuer
April 17, 2008 US Airline Pilots Association
877-678-7272 x706


The US Airways Pilots vote for The US Airline Pilots Association as their new bargaining representative:

CHARLOTTE – The US Airways pilots voted for change today and have elected the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) to replace the Airline Pilots Association, Intl. (ALPA), as their new bargaining agent. The results of the election were announced by The National Mediation Board today at 2:00pm. The new union will collectively represent over 5,000 mainline US Airways pilots from the merger of US Airways and America West Airlines.

“The US Airways pilots have spoken for a change in union representation,” said USAPA interim President, Captain Stephen Bradford. “USAPA is ready on day one to begin a new era for all US Airways pilots, East and West. We will join the other great independent airline pilot unions on the national front, while our pilots enjoy single carrier union representation, solely focused on our pilots needs and fully accountable only to them.”

“In addition to providing quality services to the US Airways pilots, USAPA will approach management in a more businesslike fashion to address the deficiencies of the collective US Airways pilots’ contracts, both East and West; contracts which were originally accepted by the pilots during the hardships placed on the airlines during the post 9/11 era,” said Captain Bradford.

The US Airways pilots are one of the most senior and experienced pilot groups in the United States. We fly a large fleet of jet aircraft, including the Boeing B-737-300/400 and B-757/767 series, the Airbus A319/320/321 series, and the 266-seat Airbus A330.

US Airways pilots fly their passengers safely to more than 180 destinations, including Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and in the near future, China.

USAPA represents over 5,000 US Airways pilots in seven domiciles across the United States.