Break it up for a moment. Update in progress:
New APA Domiciles in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix
I want to thank the many US Airways pilots who have completed applications for APA membership. We are gratified by the strong show of interest in joining APA. Thus far, more than 3,700 US Airways pilots have submitted their applications.
APA members in LAX, the geographically closest domicile to PHX, approved the applications of 1,072 PHX-based pilots this morning. On Thursday, pilots in APA's DCA domicile approved applications from 953 CLT-based pilots and 176 DCA-based pilots. Tomorrow, APA's LGA domicile will vote on 869 applications from PHL-based pilots.
With more than enough new members in CLT and PHX to meet the threshold required for the establishment of new domiciles, APA will establish new domiciles there effective Oct. 1, 2014, in accordance with the APA Constitution and Bylaws Article V Section 2.A. Likewise, I anticipate establishing a new domicile in PHL effective Oct. 1, pending the outcome of the voting by the LGA domicile tomorrow.
Consistent with APA's current structure, the new domiciles will be led by a chairman and vice chairman, who will also serve as members of the APA board of directors when the board convenes. As specified by the APA Constitution and Bylaws Article VI Section 4.B., I will appoint duly designated APA representatives, effective Oct. 1, in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix until elections are conducted. The duly designated representatives will be:
Charlotte
Captain Bob Frear, Chairman
Captain Ron Nelson, Vice Chairman
Philadelphia
First Officer Paul DiOrio, Chairman
Captain Paul Music, Vice Chairman
Phoenix
Captain John Scherff, Chairman
First Officer Eric Ferguson, Vice Chairman
US Airways pilots based in DCA will be represented by the current APA DCA domicile chairman and vice chairman.
Elections in the three new domiciles will begin Oct. 9, 2014, with "willingness to serve" forms being distributed to all CLT, PHL and PHX members. These domicile elections will be integrated into the previously established election cycle for other APA domiciles. As a result, all three sets of domicile officers will be elected on an interim basis, with the terms of office to run for less than the normal two-year period for APA domicile representatives.
We will provide full election details on the 9th. I encourage each of you to exercise your right to vote for the candidates of your choosing.
On behalf of my fellow national officers, it's my pleasure to welcome all of our new APA members. We look forward to aggressively representing your interests in the months and years to come.
