ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND LET US NOT FORGET THE SACRIFICES THE WEST PILOTS HAVE SUFFERED UNDER THE TYRANTS OF USAPA.
POSTED: 24 MAY 2015 (RIP)
Few would argue that history lessons are necessary when it comes to the difficult and oft times abusive merger history of America West Airlines. For over 8 years, USAPA has attempted to denigrate the result of the fair arbitration process which produced the Nicolau Award. During that time, the East pilots running USAPA have done nothing to advance US Airways Pilots’ collective interests.
Fortunately, the merger of American Airlines and US Airways has released all US Airways pilots from the bonds of this
deranged autocracy known as USAPA, whose actions while the certified bargaining agent prove that its sole purpose was to undo the Nicolau; the collective bargaining interests of all
US Airways pilots be damned.
While September 16, 2014 and January 9, 2015 are red-letter days in the arduous East/West history, there is still work to be accomplished. As we all know, the former bargaining agent (FBA) USAPA, through the East Pilot merger committee, has plans to continue its
siege on the arbitral process by
denying the fact that US Airways pilots have already been integrated via a fair process. Through recent legal pleadings, the FBA claims that it still represents all US Airways pilots during the coming seniority arbitration of the American Airlines and US Airways pilots despite the January 9, 2015 arbitration decision to the contrary. The former America West pilots have been recognized and awarded separate representation by the Allied Pilots Association during the negotiation and arbitration process set to commence next month.
The immediate assistance of all former America West pilots is necessary (regardless of what USAPA asserts as your membership status in the FBA) to inform those running the FBA that West Pilots do not recognize either USAPA or the East Pilot Merger Committee as the West Pilots’ representative in any capacity, other than what remains to recover each US Airways pilots’ individual share of dues and assessment monies held in trust by the officers of the FBA.
Please read the following memorandum (
Memo: All Former America West Pilots), and follow the instructions provided within. Time is of the essence regarding this request as the arbitration hearings begin in late June 2015.
Thank you for your prompt attention.
Sincerely,
Leonidas, LLC