MEC Hotline

Good evening, this is Herb Holland with
a special June 11 hotline message to all America West pilots.

ALPA National Legal has requested (not
ordered) me to clarify the statement I made in my May 15 Hotline regarding
Dealmakers and fines. That message was not intended to pressure any pilot
with regard to the lawful exercise of his or her contractual rights regarding
open time or related decisions, which are left to the individual pilot.
Moreover, no pilot, committee member, committee chairman, or elected officer
should pressure another pilot one way or the other with regard to his
or her exercise of individual contractual rights. Additionally, the MEC,
acting alone, does not have the authority under the ALPA Constitution
and By-Laws to impose fines against individual pilots, only to initiate
the process. Fines are levied only in accordance with the process laid
out in Article VIII of the ALPA Constitution. Lastly, nothing in that
or any other hotline message should be construed as calling for, supporting
or condoning any activity that would be illegal under the Railway Labor
Act.

Remember: disruption of the operation through
illegal actions or violations of the status quo will not only slow down
the mediation process, but could also get us “parked” by the
NMB for a considerable time.

And quoting from a previous hotline message:

“As we approach the ultimate end of
the contract negotiating season, I ask that each of you keep an eye on
what you can do to make America West, OUR airline, number one in the industry.
I ask that each of you keep an eye on continuing to make America West,
OUR airline, the safest airline in the industry. And I ask that each of
you keep an eye on the prize: a fair, equitable and industry standard
C-2000.

Continue to obey the FARs, continue to
obey the FOM, and continue to follow the contract.”