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February 20, 2009
This is APA Communications Committee member First Officer Scott Shankland with the APA Information Hotline for Friday, Feb. 20. We have just a couple of important items for today.
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY: National Announcement Day is only 10 days away on Tuesday, March 3. This national domicile meeting is every member’s opportunity to hear first-hand our future negotiating prospects, the forecast Railway Labor Act bargaining path ahead, and our plan for the execution of self-help when we are released. Unfortunately management’s conduct at the negotiating table continues to be stagnant at best, regressive at worst, and disingenuous in its entirety. While we hope for a negotiating breakthrough, it now appears management will force us to utilize the final stages of the RLA process to reach a contract resolution.
National Announcement Day is part of a much larger coordinated campaign to complete APA’s efforts to prepare for the legal employment of self-help following a NMB release. The most important part of our final preparations is informing the membership of each person’s role, participation and responsibilities during self-help. This is information all members must have and understand – so plan to attend!
NAD is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, and will occur at all nine domiciles. Your domicile officers will be conducting the meetings supported by national APA representatives. Please go to the members’ home page of alliedpilots.org to sign up and find your domicile time and location by clicking on the red National Announcement Day button.
MEMBERSHIP PREFERENCE SURVEY: The new Membership Preference Survey is currently ongoing. The survey can be accessed by clicking the prominently displayed button on the members’ home page of alliedpilots.org and should take about 20-30 minutes to complete. You may start, stop, save and even retake the survey. The survey will be available until March 7. Please remember your involvement in this survey is an essential element to the union’s negotiating process, so go take the survey.
That’s all we have for today. Thanks for checking this hotline.
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Domicile Meetings
DFW
Lunch/committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Spring Creek Barbecue, 315 West Highway 114, Grapevine, TX. DFW Vice Chairman FO Greg Shayman to debrief APA winter Board of Directors meeting. All members in good standing are welcome. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a “free” lunch and the latest information about what is happening at APA.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS BOS
Doors open at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and Danish, meeting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Red Hook Brewery (large upstairs meeting room), 35 Corporate Drive, Pease International Trade Port, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Lunch will be served.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS DCA
Coffee and bagels at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m., Holiday Inn Old Town Alexandria, 625 First St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS DFW
Meeting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., DFW Hyatt Regency, 2334 North International Parkway, DFW Airport. Lunch will be served and parking will be validated. Union identification card required for entry. The DFW Hyatt Regency is located within walking distance from DFW Terminal C. A shuttle also runs from the terminals to the Hyatt.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS LAX
Meeting begins at 9 a.m., Atrium Court Hotel, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, Calif., across from SNA.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS LGA
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and bagels, meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch will be served, free parking, Holiday Inn EWR, 160 Frontage Rd., Newark, 973-589-1000.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS MIA
Meeting from 10:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M., Dave & Buster’s Hollywood, I-95 between Stirling and Sheridan, lunch will be served, tel. 954-923-5505. The domicile is chartering a bus to take members to the meeting. A Stuart area pick-up point will probably be at the Palm City Turnpike entrance at around 8:30 a.m. There will also be a pick up at the Jupiter exit. To save a seat now, contact your Family Awareness Group Leader or Family Awareness Region 4 Coordinator Bill Read, e-mail Billyray2@bellsouth.net. More details to follow soon.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS ORD
Coffee at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m., Maggiano’s Little Italy, 1901 E. Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Lunch will be served.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS SFO
Doors open at 9 a.m., meeting begins at 9:30 a.m., Crowne Plaza Mid Peninsula, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, Calif., tel. 650-570-5700.
MARCH 3 NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAY MEETINGS STL
Meeting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch will be served, Holiday Inn Oakland Park, 4505 Woodson Rd., St. Louis.
FAMILY AWARENESS LGA
Sunday, Feb. 22, wine tasting at Narcisi Winery beginning at 5:30 p.m., 4578 Gibsonia Rd., Route 910, Gibsonia, PA 15044. Seating is limited, RSVP to Steve Wengryn, tel. 724-622-2732 or swengryn@comcast.net.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA
Family Awareness Day at the Ballpark, March 7, pre-season game and lunch, Roger Dean Stadium, 4751 Main Street, Jupiter, Fla. Cost is $20 per adult, $10 per child. RSVP by Feb. 27 to Joanne at jgoldfarb@alliedpilots.org or tel. 800-323-1470, ext. 2257.
FAMILY AWARENESS LAX
Tea and Sympathy event for spouses, March 10, 11 a.m., Harbor Light Church, 1734 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa, Calif. Join other spouses for high tea and information. RSVP by March 3 to Kelly Edge at kellynwoody@yahoo.com or tel. 949-458-3757.
FAMILY AWARENESS BOS
Cabin Fever Dinner and Dance, March 14, 6 p.m. to midnight, Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market St., Portsmouth, NH. Cost is $35 per person. RSVP by Feb. 28 to Paul Maurer at tel. 603-380-1840 or Kelly Jeffries at tel. 603-491-4110, e-mail kav8tor@aol.com.
FAMILY AWARENESS LAX
Bimonthly lunch on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 11 a.m., Brent’s Deli, 2799 Townsgate Rd., Westlake Village, tel. 805-557-1882. All active members, spouses and other family members are welcome to attend.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA
Monthly dinner on the third Tuesday of the month beginning at 5 p.m., Baja Cafe, 1310 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA
First Wednesday of every month, happy hour at Snapper’s Turtle Club waterfront bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Snapper’s is at MM 94.5 ocean side, 94.5 miles away from where Hwy. 1 ends in Key West. Any questions, please contact Ray Nemura, tel. 305-664-2807 of capnemo@bellsouth.net.
FAMILY AWARENESS DCA
Family Awareness Breakfast at the Silver Diner, second Monday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 12250 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22033. RSVP to Thaura Jeffreys, av8rx@hotmail.com or tel. 703-299-0920.
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