CLT RECALL UPDATE #2
Dear Fellow Pilots:
As USAPA members in good standing since inception, we would appreciate some of your time to explain why you should vote to recall our CLT Reps. In just 60 days, together with a cross section of over 400 of your peers, we initiated, and they signed, a petition for the recall.
This election is about the future, and is a choice for the CLT based pilots to decide between electing new leadership that is proactive, unifying, inclusive and respectful of their constituents, fellow BPR members/Officers, Advisors and adversaries, or the status quo. Respectfully, we do not question their dedication or hard work, but a leadership style that transcends bargaining agents and is too often divisive, disrespectful, and lacking in good judgement as exemplified by:
- Filing charges alleging multiple election violations which were all dismissed by the Dept Of Labor at a cost of $50,000 to the Union.
- In the runoff election, their suggesting a vote for the West candidate in order to have him recalled and replaced by Bill McKee.
- Attempting to partner with a PHX resolution to recall our Union President, which failed.
- Threatening to violate the terms of the NDA (their 1/19/13 email to USAPA and USAirways)
- Rather than respecting differing opinions, they malign and cast their constituents into ‘Teams’.
- Their Domicile updates which were used as evidence in a Judge Conrad’s decision to place an injunction on the USAirways pilots for an alleged slowdown.
- Inability to accept the will of the majority following the election of our Union President by;
- Disrespectful behavior, including walking out of meetings, towards invited guests such as Hegland (Teamsters), Butler (UCC), Parker and others.
- Continuing their history of ignoring the advice of our Professional Negotiators.
- Rather than moving forward in Unity following the unanimous MOU vote, and acknowledging the hard work of all parties involved, they sought credit while maligning their fellow BPR members and Officers - Steve Crimi email 1/10/13 “Some BPR Reps are going to try and take credit for certain things when in fact they deserve blame for their cowardice and their enabling of a treacherous President”.
We appreciate a ‘fighting’ spirit and agree that healthy debate is productive as long as it results in consensus to move forward in unity, but, as our Reps have demonstrated again and again, whether it is an election, Safety Culture survey, MOU or any other Union debate, their behavior is often divisive, disrespectful, does not represent the leadership qualities we expect, and does not abide by the
Code of Ethics as outlined in our Constitution.
This is an exciting time for our pilot group, a new beginning and tipping point that will in part be governed by your vote. As a USAPA pilot you now have the right to effect change from the ground up. More than 400 of your peers are exercising this right. We ask that you consider the facts and help make a difference so that we can all have the futures we deserve. We ask that you vote for the Recall of our Reps.
https://www.BallotPoint.com/USAPA/
Sincerely,
Tom McGuirk
CLT AB Capt
Mike Bake
CLT AB F/O
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