Thu, Apr 30, 2009
ALPA President Capt. John Prater is
touting the news that they have ratified the merger between ALPA
and the National Pilots Association (NPA), which represents nearly
1,700 AirTran Airways pilots. The merger agreement was approved by
ALPA’s Executive Board Wednesday at its quarterly
meeting.
“I speak on behalf of all ALPA pilots when I say we are
extremely pleased with the AirTran pilots’ landslide vote to
merge with ALPA and with today’s ratification.
“AirTran pilots have demonstrated impressive solidarity
with their vote, and they have set a high bar of union
participation. They bring with them first-hand experience of pilots
who have courageously and diligently combated their
management’s effort to bargain a concessionary agreement. We
look forward to working together to secure the fair contract they
deserve.
“Their landslide vote to merge with ALPA also demonstrates
that AirTran pilots want representation by a strong international
union that is run by airline pilots and for airline pilots. I
commend the organizing leaders, and all AirTran pilots, for
pursuing a focused vision of ALPA representation.
“Through this ALPA-NPA merger, our union’s
collective strength will become even greater, as we move one step
closer to unifying pilot groups of all sizes and that fly all types
of aircraft for airlines throughout the United States and
Canada.”
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilots union,
representing nearly 54,000 pilots at 36 airlines in the United
States and Canada.
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