As APA continues the process of reviewing US Airways membership applications, we will soon begin voting on the approved applicants, followed by creating new APA domiciles and appointing interim domicile/board of directors representatives. The process is conducted in strict accordance with the APA Constitution and Bylaws. With more than 3,000 applications currently pending, the process works as follows:
- The APA Membership Committee reviews all pending applications.
- Those that pass the screening process go to an APA domicile for a vote by its members.
APA Constitution and Bylaws Article III 1.C. states: "No one shall be admitted for membership who has willfully acted as a strikebreaker pilot, or scab pilot, or who has secured or attempted to secure employment rights as a scab pilot during any duly authorized pilot strike."
- If a prospective new member is denied membership, APA will forego the normal dues revenue paid monthly by all members in good standing. That applicant becomes a non-member and will not be subject to monthly dues or agency fees.
[*]During this interim representation period, new applicants from US Airways will be represented by the geographically closest APA domicile (CLT: DCA, PHL: LGA, PHX: LAX). The voting for prospective new members will take place in each of these co-located domiciles.
[*]Once a sufficient number of applicants are voted in as members, new domiciles will be established in CLT, PHL and PHX. US Airways pilots in DCA will be integrated into APA's existing DCA domicile.
- The number of domicile members will determine the number of domicile representatives, with 101 being the minimum number required for two domicile/board of directors representatives.
- When a new domicile is established, the APA president will announce the appointment of each domicile representative, who will serve until a domicile election is held.
For CLT, PHL and PHX, the election process will begin Oct. 9 with the "willingness to serve" forms being mailed to all members. Detailed information regarding this electoral process will be posted on domicile bulletin boards and mailed directly to all new members.
[*]Pilots who do not apply for membership within 90 days of the NMB's Sept. 16 determination or who elect to be non-members will be subject to the
agency fee provisions of the CBA.
The APA national officers and other APA officials look forward to meeting each of you soon at upcoming information briefing sessions. During these briefings, we will provide an overview of the advantages of APA membership, including the various programs and services we provide that are tailored to the needs of our pilots and their families.
