Wed, Feb 15, 2012
Professional Helicopter Pilots Association International
Meeting Held At Heli-Expo In Dallas
The Professional Helicopter Pilots Association International
(PHPA), a council of the Office and Professional Employees
International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, elected Steven Rush to serve
as president at its board meeting in Dallas, Texas on February 12,
2012. OPEIU represents approximately 3,000 helicopter pilots
throughout the United States and Canada.
Rush is a founding member of the PHPA Council, and a force
behind its establishment in 2002. He is also president of OPEIU
Local 102, one of the original Local Unions affiliated with the
Council, and has served as a Council member since 2002. "As one of
the founders of PHPA, I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to
have an even bigger role in our efforts to protect the interests of
helicopter pilots, working to improve air safety, security,
training and opportunities available to pilots throughout the
world."
With a flight career that spans four decades and includes more
than 12,000 aircraft hours and 8,000 hours in flight simulators,
Rush began his career in the Army in December 1970. After flight
training at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, he served in Korea for a year and
then returned to Ft. Rucker to serve as a military flight
instructor until 1977.
After departing active duty, Rush traveled to Alaska to fly 135
ops for the Alaska Pipeline and then returned to Ft. Rucker to work
as a civilian flight instructor on the Flight Training Contract for
32 years. During that time he also spent 16 years in the U.S. Army
Reserve.
Rush succeeds Captain Butch Grafton, who has served as PHPA
president since its establishment in 2002.
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