February Update2-5-04 [new card totals]AGW Closing In On Filing Petition With the NMB At US AIRWAYSThe Interim Officers of the AGW intend to file the authorization cards once we receive around 3,000 authorization cards. So far we have a 40%-42% signup of all active fleet service workers in just 8 months."Interim President Mike Pruitt said, "The time is now to redouble our efforts to get this done."Presently, we lack approximately 1200 cards as indicated below in the new card totals. Pruitt added, "Although we have almost 50% of the active workers in fleet service signed up we must account for even those on furlough according to NMB rules. Interim Director Tim Nelson said, "With the company and IAM behind closed doors, who knows what you will be asked to give up next. Nelson added, "With the AGW you will always be 'in the know' and the members will always have to approve any renegotiations. Remember the AGW constitution guarantees that the AGW represents you to the company and not the company to you."